The Salfit and Qalqilia branches of the PGFTU intervened on behalf of workers at a large textile factory in the Barkan industrial zone. Workers complained that they were fired from their workplace in retaliation for refusing to drop the charges…
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Int’l journalist union calls for release of Palestinian journalists
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Hamas government in the Gaza strip to release Palestinian journalists who have been arbitrarily detained by their respective security forces. “We condemn…
British Foreign Secretary statement on Israel boycotts
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband has expressed dismay that motions calling for boycotts of Israel are being discussed by trade union congresses and conferences. In a statement published on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website Mr Milband said: ‘The Government…
Spotlight interview with Amna Abdel Jabbar Mafarja (PGFTU - Palestine)
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A member of the PGFTU(*) executive bureau and president of the agriculture and food industry union, Amna Abdel Jabbar Mafarja talks to ITUC Online about Palestinian women’s twofold struggle: against Israeli colonisation and fundamentalism. She underlines the progress made inside…
State of the union
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An editorial in this week’s - Australian Jewish News discusses the Australian Council of Trade Unions decision, taken at their Congress earlier this month, to adopt a balanced position on Palestine/Israel and reject the boycottist ideology seemingly popular in trade…
Strengthened union co-operation has potential to deliver positive change: ILO Report
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A new ILO report on the situation of workers in the Occupied Territories takes the time to praise the historic steps taken towards co-operation between the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and the Histadrut. The report notes that there…
Australian trade unions back engagement stance on Israel/Palestine
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The Australian trade union movement has returned to its traditional position of taking a moderate and balanced stance on the hotly contested issue of Israel-Palestine. “ The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress – the highest decision making body…
Three Palestinian Unions welcome Obama’s speech
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The Government Workers Union, the Health Workers Union and the Teachers Union issued a press release welcoming the Cairo speech of the US president, Barack Obama, especially his statements on the two-state solution, rejecting settlements, and calling for ending the…