In an outstanding example of international trade union solidarity, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), a global union federation uniting 700 unions representing over 4.5 million transport workers from some 150 countries, has launched a fund-raising drive to support Palestinian drivers.…
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Palestine: Government workers protest against unpaid salaries - again
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Government employees in Gaza and the West Bank face continuing delays in getting their salaries paid, and have announced a series of protests. According to the Ma’an News Agency, “Government and public-sector employees announced a two-hour sit in scheduled for…
Hamas accused of sabotaging safety training for Palestinian women journalists
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If Israel banned one of its journalists from attending an overseas conference on the subject of safety for women journalists, one can only imagine the uproar. But this is exactly what the Hamas government in Gaza has just done, by…
BDS campaigners turn their attention to the unions
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The Gaza Freedom March is over and participants have issued a declaration in Cairo which will be of interest to trade unionists for two reasons. First, it explicitly focusses on trade unions and second, it is signed by a number…
IFJ welcomes “historic opportunity” as Palestinian journalists agree to hold Congress
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has warmly welcomed the decision by the Palestine Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) yesterday to hold a Congress early in February to elect a new leadership and to rebuild the unity and solidarity of journalists across…
Union frustration with Arab leaders on display at Gaza protests in Amman
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On the first anniversary of the Israeli attack on Gaza the leadership of the Jordanian union movement, allied with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, held a 100-strong rallyand sit-in of supporters at the trade union’s head offices in the Jordanian…
UNRWA, staff unions agree on increase in severance pay, salaries
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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and union leaders representing its staff have reached an agreement to increase retirement benefits for all staff retiring on or after January 1, 201o, the Jordan Times reports. The deal…
COSATU delegation to join the Gaza Freedom March!
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The South African trade union national centre, COSATU, has just released this media statement. This new years eve, 31 December 2009, thousands of people and activists from all over the world will gather in Gaza for a historic march against…
Human rights group condemns Hamas decision to ban journalist union meeting
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The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has issued a strong statement attacking the Gaza regime’s ban on a meeting of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in their enclave. The IFJ conference was due to be held on 9…
Defiant Journalists Back Ethical Campaign for Palestinian Media
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today concluded the launch of its programme to support ethical journalism in Palestine with a series of proposals to strengthen independent media even in the face of political difficulties. The launch conference of the…