Labour News from the Middle East
Iran IWW's protest letter: Stop the crackdown on union organizers [IASWI] For more info ActNOW 19-Aug-2008
Iran Act now campaign's most recent updates [IASWI] For more info ActNOW 19-Aug-2008
Iran/Australia Australian Services Union express outrage over the recent whipping sentences and jail terms against labour activists [IASWI] For more info ActNOW 15-Aug-2008
Iran/Canada CUPW condemns recent whipping sentences and jail terms against labour activists in Iran [IASWI] For more info 14-Aug-2008
Iran Condemn whipping sentences and jail terms against workers [IASWI] For more info 13-Aug-2008
Iran Latest news of workers' struggles [IASWI] For more info 13-Aug-2008
Philippines/United Arab Emirates 5 Pinay workers file labor abuse charges in Dubai [GMA News] 12-Aug-2008
Philippines/United Arab Emirates The Philippine ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who claim to be victims of contract substitution to stand by their rights [GMA News] 12-Aug-2008
Algeria/Global Algeria: Trade unionists on hunger strike [PSI] 11-Aug-2008
Iraq Trade Unionists Return to Basra; Unions Continue Protests [ICEM] For more info 11-Aug-2008
Saudi Arabia/Global Victims ask: Is there no end to abuse of worker rights? [Arab News] 10-Aug-2008
Iran Yaghoub Mehrnahad executed! [IWSN] For more info Images 10-Aug-2008
Israel/Palestine Historic Histadrut-PGFTU agreement [Scoop (NZ)] 09-Aug-2008
Israel/Palestine Historic Histadrut-PGFTU agreement [Scoop (NZ)] 09-Aug-2008
Philippines/Jordan Jordan wants to tighten rules in hiring Pinoy domestics – report [GMA News] 08-Aug-2008
Kuwait/Bangladesh Bangladeshi migrants export class struggle [libcom.org] 08-Aug-2008
Asia/Saudi Arabia Around 100 Asian workers of Riyadh-based Al-Omrania & Al-Wagaiya Catering and Maintenance Company stranded as their employer has not paid their salaries for months and kept them in labour camps minus power and water connections [IANS] 07-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait prince calls for protection of expat workers’ rights [Fresh News, India] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait sets minimum wage [AME Info, United Arab Emirates] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait ‘Labour’ officer facing expulsion for not resuming duty during strike [Arab Times, Kuwait] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Workers Union at Ministry of Health slams MPs over meddling [Arab Times, Kuwait] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Bangladeshi workers of at least three companies planning to strike if grievances are not redressed [Arab Times, Kuwait] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Egyptian security guards under probe for inciting workers strike [Arab Times, Kuwait] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Crown Prince urges ministry to protect workers' rights [Kuwait Times, Kuwait] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait raises minimum wage for state-contract firms [Financial Express, India] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait to pass tough penalties for Expatriate worker abuse [Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka] 06-Aug-2008
Israel/Palestine Israeli and Palestinian Trade Unions Reach Historic Agreement [ITUC] 06-Aug-2008
Israel/Palestine Israeli and Palestinian Trade Unions Reach Historic Agreement [ITUC] 06-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait sets minimum wage for Asian laborers [GMA News] 05-Aug-2008
Palestine Shortage of cash in Gaza threatens salaries [Reuters] 05-Aug-2008
Israel IEC advances on reorganization plan without workers [Globes Online] 05-Aug-2008
Israel Lifeguards' strike postponed [Ynetnews.com] 05-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait's inhuman labor practice: we can't afford to ignore [American Chronicle] 05-Aug-2008
Kuwait Minimum wage set for menial laborers employed by companies that operate on government contracts. [istockAnalyst.com, OR] 05-Aug-2008
Palestine Company founded by Harvard grads helps Palestinians get jobs via mobile phones [AME Info, United Arab Emirates] 05-Aug-2008
Israel Treasury allocates funds to train Israeli construction workers [Globes Online] 04-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait bill to punish abuse of foreign workers [Reuters] 04-Aug-2008
Kuwait Kuwait mulls bill to punish abuse of workers [AlArabiya.net] 04-Aug-2008
Bangladesh/Kuwait Bangladeshi workers deported from Kuwait [BBC] 02-Aug-2008
Bangladesh/Kuwait Bangladeshi workers return home [BBC] 02-Aug-2008
Iraq IFJ welcomes Iraqi journalists' committment to democracy and unity [IFJ] 02-Aug-2008
Palestine IFJ condemns torture of journalists by political rivals in Palestine [IFJ] 02-Aug-2008
Palestine Prime Minister Fayad asks World Bank for emergency funding so he can pay salaries to PA employees [Jerusalem Post] 31-Jul-2008
Jordan/Philippines Philippine labor secretary lifts eight-month ban on sending workers to Jordan [International Herald Tribune, France] 31-Jul-2008
Philippines/Jordan Philippines lifts Jordan labour ban: official [Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates] 31-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Special tax on Israeli employers of Palestinian workers from the Occupied Territories [Kav Laoved] 30-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Special tax on Israeli employers of Palestinian workers from the Occupied Territories [Kav Laoved] 30-Jul-2008
Iran Kurdish teachers protest against Farzad Kamangar's death sentence [IWSN] For more info 30-Jul-2008
Middle East Inflation gives labour the upper hand in Middle East [FinanceAsia, Hong Kong] 30-Jul-2008
Kuwait Kuwait mulls higher wages after workers strike [AlArabiya.net] 30-Jul-2008
Palestine Palestinian workers fear backlash [BBC] 29-Jul-2008
Palestine UN report: At 45%, Gaza unemployment is highest in the world [Ha'aretz] 29-Jul-2008
Israel Haifa Mayor warns Taro sale will cost jobs [Globes Online] 29-Jul-2008
Kuwait About 2,000 workers of Al-Jawhara Company protest and riot over pay [Arab Times] 28-Jul-2008
Iran Kiyan Tyre Workers Again Protest Over Wage Arrears [ICEM] For more info 28-Jul-2008
Palestine IFJ calls for release of journalist held by Palestinian authorities [IFJ] 28-Jul-2008
Kuwait Asian workers strike for better pay in Kuwait [AlArabiya.net] 28-Jul-2008
Iran Striking Kian Tyre workers set alight part of the factory [IWSN] For more info 27-Jul-2008
Kuwait Strike involving about 7,000 Bangladeshi workers averted [The Arab Times] 27-Jul-2008
Egypt Amnesty International: Free Facebook activists [News 24] 27-Jul-2008
Kuwait Govt cancels contracts of ‘strike-culprit’ companies [The Arab Times] 26-Jul-2008
Israel Jerusalem bulldozer drivers live in fear after attacks [Reuters] 25-Jul-2008
Israel Israel's new labour: Acclaimed photographer Judah Passow documents the lives of Israel's foreign workers [Jewish Chronicle, London] 25-Jul-2008
Iraq IFJ condemns targeted killing of journalist in Northern Iraq [IFJ] 24-Jul-2008
Tunisia IFJ welcomes release of Tunisian jouranlist from prison [IFJ] 24-Jul-2008
Kuwait Ministry gives firm three days to resolve issue of striking workers [The Arab Times] 24-Jul-2008
Kuwait Stiff warning to erring companies [The Times] 24-Jul-2008
Israel Arab women want to work - the Government accepts the demands of the rich farmers' lobby [WAC Maan] 24-Jul-2008
Israel Up from Poverty - WAC Panel on Arab Women Workers [WAC Maan] 24-Jul-2008
Iran Another Bus Drivers Union Leader Arrested [Payvand] 24-Jul-2008
Kuwait Agonising tales of Bangladeshi workers [The Daily Star] 23-Jul-2008
Kuwait Bangladeshi workers back to work [The Daily Star] 23-Jul-2008
Israel Tel Aviv shelter provides refuge for sex workers [IRIN] 23-Jul-2008
Iran Protesting workers at Kiyan-Tire torched parts of the factory's building [NCRI] 23-Jul-2008
Egypt Non-teaching staff protest for 50 pct salary increase [The Daily News] 23-Jul-2008
Israel Court triples fine for firm that denied hurt worker [Ha'aretz] 23-Jul-2008
Algeria Sonatrach’s workers in Hassi R’mel once again on strike [El Khabar] 22-Jul-2008
Kuwait 5,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers go on strike [The Daily Star] 22-Jul-2008
Egypt Cyberactivism has limits [ISN] 22-Jul-2008
Kuwait Many cleaners paid, end strike; Pay increased from KD 18 to KD 40 [The Arab Times] 22-Jul-2008
Kuwait Striking gas station attendants leave motorists fuming [The Kuwait Times] 22-Jul-2008
Kuwait Stop disgracing Kuwait's name! Time for labour laws [The Kuwait Times] 21-Jul-2008
Kuwait Cleaners protest KD 18 salaries not paid for months [The Kuwait Times] 21-Jul-2008
Egypt Tens of Mahalla 'suspects' to face trial in an exceptional court [The Daily News] 21-Jul-2008
Iran Kiyan Tire factory workers walked out for the second time this year [NCRI] 21-Jul-2008
Egypt Facebook used to support strike, draws 60,000 and police [The Guardian] 21-Jul-2008
Iran Day five of 1,200 Kiyan Tire factory workers' walkout [NCRI] 21-Jul-2008
Israel Knesset committee to debate workers' rights bill [Ha'aretz] 21-Jul-2008
United Arab Emirates/India Authorities releases 3,000 detained workers [Hindu] 18-Jul-2008
Iran Iranian court upholds death sentence against teacher trade unionist [EI] For more info Images 18-Jul-2008
Egypt Doctors group skeptical of wage increase promised by the Govt [Daily News Egypt] 17-Jul-2008
Egypt Workers of Helwan Cement threaten to step up protests against management; Megawer promises to place them on equal terms with Suez Cement workers [Al Masry Al Youm] 17-Jul-2008
Israel Driving instructors feeling pain of License Bureau strike [Ha'aretz] 17-Jul-2008
Israel Survey: Number of migrant laborers on rise [Ha'aretz] 17-Jul-2008
Israel El Al workers protest but keep scheduled flights [Globes Online] 17-Jul-2008
Iran Supreme Court upholds Kurdish teacher's death sentence [IWSN] For more info Images 16-Jul-2008
Egypt Schools admin staff and other non-teacher workers to protest failure to grant them the increased basic wage awarded to teaching staff [Daily News Egypt] 15-Jul-2008
Israel Innovative agreement - Employee's privacy was agreed regarding computer usage in the work place [LNN] 14-Jul-2008
Egypt Doctors Syndicate continues protests to demand salary increases [Daily News Egypt] 14-Jul-2008
Iraq Independent labor unions are the main rallying point for opposition to privatisation of Iraqi oil [ISN Security] 13-Jul-2008
Iraq To the fury of ordinary Iraqis, the country's oilfields are being privatised. Unions must fight together to prevent it [Guardian] 13-Jul-2008
Israel UNI P&MS meets engineers’ union in Israel [UNI] 12-Jul-2008
Israel UNI P&MS meets engineers’ union in Israel [UNI] 11-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers ignore boycott calls from Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions and join festival despite Israel connections claims [AFP] 11-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers ignore boycott calls from Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions and join festival despite Israel connections claims [AFP] 11-Jul-2008
Iran Osanloo still jailed, Workers still oppressed [ITUC] 11-Jul-2008
Egypt Why the shortest route to unemployment is a university degree [Al Ahram] 11-Jul-2008
Israel Unions at the nation's largest non-state-owned aerospace and defense firm warn of strike as Elisra talks deadlock [Defense News] 10-Jul-2008
Egypt Documentary: Mansoura-España Garments Workers [3arabawy] 10-Jul-2008
Iraq World journalists salute Iraqi journalists for their courage ahead of their congress [IFJ] 10-Jul-2008
Iran Send a solidarity statement: Osanloo still jailed, workers still oppressed [ITF] For more info 10-Jul-2008
Israel/Global Sawt el-Amel's Assessment of the Histadrut [Socialist Project website] 10-Jul-2008
Iran Unions and rights group urge jailed worker's release [AKI] 10-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Unconquered: Illegal Palestinian Workers in Israel [Challenge Magazine] 09-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Unconquered: Illegal Palestinian Workers in Israel [Challenge Magazine] 09-Jul-2008
Saudi Arabia Human rights: Saudis treat domestic staff like 'virtual slaves' [The Guardian] 09-Jul-2008
Israel One Killed in Netanya Accident [Arutz 7] 09-Jul-2008
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: Worker Abuse Cited [New York Times] 09-Jul-2008
Iran Autoworkers launch strike to end use of contract work [IMF] 09-Jul-2008
Israel Sharp drop in demand for workers in finance [Globes Online] 9-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Workers Union slams Israel’s arrest of 50 Palestinian workers [International Middle East Media Center] 08-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Workers Union slams Israel’s arrest of 50 Palestinian workers [International Middle East Media Center] 08-Jul-2008
Israel/Global Farm products that reach European supermarkets are being produced with bonded labour - a call to action [Kav Laoved / WAC Maan] 08-Jul-2008
Israel/Italy Six Floors to Hell of Video 48 awarded the RAI-3 at CMCA [WAC Maan] 08-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel Child labor on the rise at checkpoints as those barriers prevent adults from reaching work [PNN] 08-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel Child labor on the rise at checkpoints as those barriers prevent adults from reaching work [PNN] 08-Jul-2008
Saudi Arabia Rights group urges Saudi Arabia to protect domestic workers [IHT] 08-Jul-2008
Egypt Factory workers protest 15-month salary delay [Daily News Egypt] 08-Jul-2008
Saudi Arabia Call for Saudi labour law reform [Zawya, United Arab Emirates] 07-Jul-2008
Lebanon Few rights, low pay for 200,000 migrant domestic workers [UN IRIN] 06-Jul-2008
Tunisia Revolt in a mining town [Le Monde Diplomatique] [Reg. Req'd] 06-Jul-2008
Lebanon Businesses against government-mandated minimum wage rise [Lebanon Daily Star] 06-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel IFJ condemns Israeli security attack on Palestinian journalist at border crossing [IFJ] 04-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel IFJ condemns Israeli security attack on Palestinian journalist at border crossing [IFJ] 04-Jul-2008
Iraq ITF challenges government on docker redundancies [ITF] 04-Jul-2008
USA/Iraq Shipping companies file charges over May Day anti-war strike [libcom.org] 03-Jul-2008
UK/Israel UK union votes for boycott [Stop thw Wall] 03-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Police in Ramat Gan arrest 12 illegal Palestinian workers after car chase involving gunfire. [Ha'aretz] 03-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Police in Ramat Gan arrest 12 illegal Palestinian workers after car chase involving gunfire. [Ha'aretz] 03-Jul-2008
Israel NGOs battle to halt deportation of foreign workers' babies [Jerusalem Post] 03-Jul-2008
Israel Social workers to resume normal services after 80 days of sanctions [Jerusalem Post] 03-Jul-2008
Iran Big strike at car manufacturing plant as workers demand independent unions [IASWI] For more info 02-Jul-2008
Iraq/USA Support the August 2008 International Labor Conference in Iraq with a contribution to USLAW's Iraq Labor Solidarity Fund. [US Labor Against the War] 02-Jul-2008
Iran/Global David Mather and Amir Javaheri Langaroudi (Workers Left Unity Iran) discuss developments in the workers movement in Iran and the tasks for socialists at the Hopi weekend school (June 14-15). [Hands Off the People of Iran] For more info 02-Jul-2008
Israel Teachers switching union loyalties to avoid effects of education reform [Ha'aretz] 02-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers will boycott Jordan festival over Israel - after calls by Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions [AFP] 01-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers will boycott Jordan festival over Israel - after calls by Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions [AFP] 01-Jul-2008
United Arab Emirates Dubai cabbies plan strike over fines [Emirates Business] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Strike shuts Tel Aviv Stock Exchange again [Reuters] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Tel Aviv bourse saw another no trading day due to strike [Xinhua] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Stock Exchange trading cancelled today as employees renew strike [Globes] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Employees strike half day at Copaxone health facility [Globes] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Employees strike half day at Copaxone facility [Globes Online] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Postal Authority to rescind decision to lay off 150 workers [Haaretz] 30-Jun-2008
Israel Broadcast workers union reps go to court to keep beloved radio programs on air [Jerusalem Post] 30-Jun-2008
Iran Iran: another union leader arrested and detained [ITUC] 29-Jun-2008
Iraq/USA IFJ demands US free Iraqi journalist after violent raid [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Morocco/Middle East IFJ urges Morocco to drop all charges against Al-Jezeera Bereau chief [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Morocco/Middle East IFJ urges Morocco to drop all charges against Al-Jezeera Bereau chief [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Israel Court orders end of mail sanctions for Postal Company [Jerusalem Post] 29-Jun-2008
Egypt Center for Trade Union and Workers Services granted registration [LNN] 28-Jun-2008
Bangladesh/Kuwait 700 workers unpaid for six months [The Daily Star] 28-Jun-2008
Israel Postal Company workers agree to distribute child allotments [Jerusalem Post] 28-Jun-2008
Egypt Govt issues decree to reopen the Center for Trade Union and Workers Services (CTUWS) [Daily News Egypt] 27-Jun-2008
Lebanon Labor Union to Launch Sit-In [Naharnet Newsdesk] 27-Jun-2008
Israel Businesses 'Face Collapse' as Postal Strike Continues [Arutz Sheva] 27-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut lets employers peek at workers' computers [Globes] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Unions, employers reach deal on workplace computer use [Jerusalem Post] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Social worker reps asked Prime Minister Olmert to intervene to end the work dispute and sanctions ongoing for 2-1/2 months. [Ha'aretz] 26-Jun-2008
Iran Another trade union leader arrested and detained [ITUC] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Laborers protest against construction company [Kuwait Times] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Unpaid for 6 months Bangladeshi cleaners living in ‘stone-age’ era [Arab Times] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Minister targets labor violations [Arab Times] 26-Jun-2008
Middle East The politics of human trafficking [GulfNews, United Arab Emirates] 26-Jun-2008
Egypt CTUWS registered, as gov't recognizes NGO [CTUWS] 26-Jun-2008
Iran Iran sugar workers end 42-day strike by forming independent union [IUF] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Local councils may strike over promised 5% pay raise [Jerusalem Post] 26-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike [libcom.org] 25-Jun-2008
Oman The Need to Recognise Trade Union Rights [ITUC] 25-Jun-2008
Iran Tehran bus union man arrested in new attack [ITF] For more info 25-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike [InfoShop] 25-Jun-2008
Oman The Need to Recognise Trade Union Rights [Scoop] 25-Jun-2008
Iran Mansour Osanloo admitted to a coronary care unit [IWSN] 25-Jun-2008
Israel Social workers demand that PM intervene in strike [Jerusalem Post] 25-Jun-2008
Israel Postal company head asks Histadrut to exempt needy from sanctions [Jerusalem Post] 25-Jun-2008
Israel Innovative agreement: Employee's privacy was agreed regarding computer usage in the work place [Histadrut] 25-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel Ambassador to Ireland from Israel slams trade union call for boycott [Jerusalem Post] 24-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-España Updates: Bank sacks five workers [3arabawy] 24-Jun-2008
Israel State, employers and Histadrut reach new deal on manpower workers' rights [Haaretz] 24-Jun-2008
Israel IDT J'lem's future uncertain after hundreds of layoffs [Jerusalem Post] 24-Jun-2008
Algeria Lafarge acquires 35% of Meftah cement plant [BWI] 24-Jun-2008
United Arab Emirates BWI Raises the Importance of Freedom of Association in the Gulf Region [BWI] 24-Jun-2008
Israel Agudat Yisrael seeks to scuttle kindergarten teachers' union [Ha'aretz] 24-Jun-2008
Iran More than 1,300 workers protest in Pars paper mill factory [NCRI] 23-Jun-2008
Egypt Activists call for the formation of independent trade unions [3arabawy] 22-Jun-2008
Israel Teva faces first-ever labor disruptions [Globes Online] 22-Jun-2008
Palestine Journalists Syndicate slams attack against Palestine Newspaper [IMEMC] 21-Jun-2008
Yemen IFJ Renews Call for Justice for Yemeni Journalist Abdelkarim Al Khaiwani [IFJ] 20-Jun-2008
Israel Social workers to strike on Sunday [Jerusalem Post] 20-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange union strike paralyzes trading [Jerusalem Post] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Management renews attack on Mansoura-España garment workers [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-España garment workers face new attacks from bosses - including sacking of trade union leader for speaking to media [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Mahalla testimony by labor organizer involved in the April 6 Uprising [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt More Mahalla testimony vt labor organizer involved in the 6 April uprising… [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Still more Mahalla testimony from a Mahalla labor organizer involved in the 6 April uprising… [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Iran Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane workers form their own trade union [IWSN] For more info 19-Jun-2008
Israel Fresh strike hits Tel Aviv Stock Exchange [Globes] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Strike shuts Tel Aviv Stock Exchange [Reuters] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange trading begins late because of worker dispute [Reuters] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange employees: Management will have to learn to stop lying to the press and the public [Globes] 19-Jun-2008
Algeria Sonatrach’s employees threaten launching a strike in gas plants [El Khabar] 19-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel ICTU demands Israel embargo [Irish Examiner] 19-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana worker dismissal reignites meltdown fears [3arabawy] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv trading canceled due to strike [MarketWatch] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Trucks to Stop Up Israel [Arutz Sheva] 19-Jun-2008
Morocco Freedom of Association ‘near Impossible’ here [ITGLWF] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon Hotels Union Calling for Speedy Cabinet Formation [Naharnet] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon General Labor Confederation calls for new subsidies to battle rising fuel prices [Lebanon Daily Star] 18-Jun-2008
Iran Three thousand brick factory workers strike entered 20th day in Orumieh [NCRI] 18-Jun-2008
Iran/UK UK unions take principled stand against war on Iran [ASLEF, PCS] For more info 18-Jun-2008
Israel/Ireland Trade unions in Ireland demand Israeli ban [Press Association] 18-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel Congress report calls for Israeli boycott campaign [ICTU] 18-Jun-2008
Israel State, primary school teachers strike NIS 5.5 billion labor pact [Haaretz] 18-Jun-2008
Egypt The Struggle of the Real Estate Tax Strikers [3arabawy] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon Migrant workers face special hardships in Lebanese jails [Lebanon Daily Star] 17-Jun-2008
Israel Police force grants permanent status to civilians in administrative jobs employed as temp staff through agencies [Haaretz] 17-Jun-2008
Israel Investigators raided offices of former chair of Histadrut Ha-Ovdim Haleumit (National Workers Organization) pension fund [Globes] 17-Jun-2008
Israel/UK Academic trade union wavers on implementing decision to boycott Israeli academia [Jerusalem Post] 16-Jun-2008
Iran More than 1,500 Sugar Cane Factory workers blocked the main highway to Shoosh [NCRI] 16-Jun-2008
Iraq Labour Groups Join to Blast Iraq's Social Policies at ILO [ICEM] For more info 16-Jun-2008
Tunisia CGTT: Towards recourse to the International Labour Organization? [Attariq El Jadid/CGTT] 15-Jun-2008
Israel Nazareth Women Conference: Employment is a precondition to fight poverty [WAC Maan] 15-Jun-2008
Egypt Testimony from a labor organizer, involved in Mahalla’s 6 April Uprising… [3arabawy] 15-Jun-2008
Israel/Thailand Farmers for slavery [Haaretz] 15-Jun-2008
USA/Middle East Labour solidarity with Palestine: HIP-GHI privatization [BuildingBridgesRadio] 15-Jun-2008
Palestine West Bank poverty pushes boys into work force [AP] 15-Jun-2008
South Africa/Israel COSATU attacks Israeli business project [Stop the Wall] 15-Jun-2008
Egypt Child labor a sombre reality [Daily News Egypt] 14-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut threatens nationwide stirke if new taxes not repealed [Israel National News] 13-Jun-2008
Egypt ILO Conference ends: Threatens Egypt and 23 states with 'International Sanctions' in 2009 [Al Masry Al Youm] 13-Jun-2008
Israel Conference on Employment as the key to Eliminating Poverty among Arab Women [WAC Maan] 13-Jun-2008
UK/Israel GMB votes for solidarity with Palestinians, without boycotting Israel [The Jewish Chronicle] 13-Jun-2008
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