75 Palestinian workers at the Yamit Sinon filtration factory started an open ended strike on 31 December last year, following months of refusal by the employer to negotiate seriously with the workers. Negotiations over low wages, pensions and the right… Continue Reading →

The Basque railway manufacturer CAF, together with the Israeli construction company Shapir, have been selected to build a new tram line in East Jerusalem. CAF will supply new tram units and refurbish existing ones on other lines. In addition, it… Continue Reading →

Palestine is one of the worst places in the world to be a worker. The military occupation and de facto annexation of the West Bank and blockade of Gaza massively undermine workers’ rights and the Palestinian economy. On November 26th,… Continue Reading →

Who Profit’s report Exploited and Essential: Palestinian Labour under Covid-19, studies the effect of existing structures of employment of Palestinian workers and their particular interaction with the Covid-19 crisis. It firstly highlights the expansion of the surveillance regime through the… Continue Reading →

European Trade Union Network for Justice in Palestine denounces the arbitrary arrest of Palestinian human rights defender and a BDS activist Mahmoud Nawajaa. Nawajaa was abducted from his home by Israeli occupation forces on 30th July and has been held… Continue Reading →

The Israeli government’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank are a devastating blow to Palestinian rights and the prospects of a two state solution, with a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel. The proposals, based on US President… Continue Reading →