Wac-Maan

Adla Ayad, a worker at the 'Mevashlim Bishvilech' factory in the industrial zone of the West Bank settlement of Mishor Adumim, seen during a workers solidarity meeting, December 5, 2019. (Activestills.org)
Exploited and underpaid, Palestinian women are fighting back in the workplace
Subject to below minimum wage jobs, no pay slips, and arbitrary layoffs in Israeli settlements, Palestinian women under occupation are learning more about their rights and are beginning to unionize.
By Judith Sudilovsky December 8, 2019
Palestinian laborers at the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint separating the West Bank and Israel, December 22, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Risking jobs, Palestinian workers in West Bank settlement unionize
When the Palestinian workers at a West Bank aluminum factory tried to unionize, the management responded with a resounding no. Nearly half of the 65 workers at the MS Aluminum Ltd. factory, located in the Israeli-run Mishor Adumim industrial zone in the West Bank, unionized last week after joining the Workers Advice Center (WAC-MAAN). According to…
By Haggai Matar January 22, 2015
Yoav, from Wac-Maan, speaks to a driver in Haifa port, December 16, 2012. (Photo: Alon Aviram)
Union seeks to organize truckers to challenge sub-standard labor conditions
The solitary work of a trucker entails long hours, poor pay and dangerous conditions. One trade union is attempting to organize drivers in a sector which is crucial to the Israeli economy. By Alon Aviram Haifa – At the largest of Israel’s seaports, heavy haulage trucks operate day and night, continuously working to transport imports…
By +972 Magazine December 21, 2012
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