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Education unions turn collective action into results through the Go Public! Campaign in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco

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Education unions turn collective action into results through the Go Public! Campaign in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco [Education International] 15-10-2026


/ Middle East Africa and Middle East affiliates all set for BWI 6th World Congress [BWI] 16-09-2026


/ Middle East Al-Azmi calls for unified Arab trade union positions [The Times] 15-09-2026


/ Middle East Women union leaders all ready for BWI’s 6th World Congress [BWI] 09-09-2026


/ Africa Building women’s power in the MENA Region [IndustriAll Europe] 26-08-2026



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Education unions turn collective action into results through the Go Public! Campaign in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco 2026-10-15 [Education International]

Middle East Africa and Middle East affiliates all set for BWI 6th World Congress 2026-09-16 [BWI]

Middle East Al-Azmi calls for unified Arab trade union positions 2026-09-15 [The Times]

Arab Labour Conference eyes start-ups to drive entrepreneurship, create jobs 2026-09-14 [The Penninsula]

Middle East Women union leaders all ready for BWI’s 6th World Congress 2026-09-09 [BWI]

Africa Building women’s power in the MENA Region 2026-08-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

Middle East Unions are Building a Movement for a Stronger Fightback 2026-08-09 [PSI]

Developing Arab Trade Unions: A Testimony from Inside the International Trade Union Movement 2026-07-11 [COSYFOP]

Africa MENA unions want psychosocial harms of BPO work recognized as an occupational disease 2026-07-08 [UNI Global Union]

Joint ITF–JNG Statement: Warlike Operations Area in Strait of Hormuz continues under weekly review 2026-07-02 [ITF]

Gulf States are Failing Millions of Migrant Workers as Deadly Summer Temperatures Rise 2026-06-29 [Human Rights Research]

100 days of war: 100 days of transport workers paying with their lives 2026-06-09 [ITF]

WFTU presidential council resolution of solidarity with the Palestinaian people and the peoples of the Middle East 2026-05-19 [WFTU]

Middle East MENA youth take their seat at the table 2026-05-14 [IndustriALL]

Education International demands an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to protect education in the Middle East 2026-04-28 [Education International]

Officers of the ILO Committee on maritime labour urge immediate action to protect seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz 2026-04-27 [ILO]

Middle East Sailors in the Strait of Hormuz Face Hunger and Danger: Advocate 2026-04-25 [The Tyee]

ITF condemns fresh wave of attacks and seizures on civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz 2026-04-23 [ITF]

Governments and employers must protect the lives and livelihoods of transport workers impacted by the war in the Middle East 2026-04-20 [ITF]

Middle East Middle East crisis deepening suffering, worsening Africa’s economy — Labour 2026-04-18 [ITUC]

LAB calls on CAF to withdraw from the Jerusalem light rail project 2026-04-15 [WFTU]

Middle East COSATU urges further interventions by government to cushion economy from wars in Middle East 2026-04-15 [COSATU]

Global Global Unions call for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire in the Middle East 2026-04-14 [Education International]

Global Lasting shocks from the Middle East crisis: Emerging risks for the world of work 2026-04-13 [ILO]

ITF welcomes Strait of Hormuz temporary ceasefire but demands permanent protection for seafarers 2026-04-12 [ITF]

Conflict in the Middle East Deepens the Exploitation and Abandonment of Migrant Domestic Workers 2026-04-12 [IDWF]

Education International members raise their voices in solidarity with teachers and students devastated by the war in the Middle East 2026-04-12 [EI]

ICS and ITF engage Gulf States on seafarer and shipping crisis in the Gulf 2026-03-31 [ITF]

Middle East NUPGE statement on the United States’ and Israel’s war on Iran 2026-03-24 [NUPGE]

Middle East Unions urge the government to ‘do everything it can’ to de-escalate the US-Iran war 2026-03-23 [The Morning Star]

Middle East Steelworkers Humanity Fund contributes $20,000 in response to humanitarian crisis in the Middle East 2026-03-21 [USW]

Middle East From policy to power: BWI Africa and Middle East unions lead charge vs. gender-based abuse 2026-03-20 [BWI]

Unions call for immediate Middle East ceasefire to protect workers 2026-03-19 [HSI]

Stop attacks on civilian airports, protect civil aviation workers 2026-03-17 [ITF]

Stronger, together: Migrant workers oppose war in the Middle East 2026-03-16 [BWI]

Mounting restrictions on press freedom raise concerns over control of war reporting 2026-03-12 [IFJ]

Middle East ETUC Statement on the conflict in the Middle East 2026-03-12 [IndustriAll Europe]

Iran Joint ITF–JNG Statement: Designation of Warlike Operations Area in the Strait of Hormuz 2026-03-05 [ITF]

Iran ITF condemns killing and targeting of innocent civilian seafarers as Strait of Hormuz designated Warlike Operations Area 2026-03-05 [ITF]

Iran IFALPA Monitoring Middle East Developments and Impact on Global Air Traffic 2026-03-05 [IFALPA]

Middle East PEMEN – STEFENSON: No ship in a war zone! 24-hour strike of seafarers on March 5th 2026-03-04 [PAME]

Middle East Global union federations call for an immediate cease fire and an end to the military escalation in Iran and the Middle East 2026-03-04 [UNI Global Union]

Middle East PSI calls for Ceasefire in Iran and the Middle East 2026-03-04 [PSI]

Middle East Statement on USA and Israel attacks on Iran 2026-03-03 [MUA]

Middle East Joint ITF–JNG statement: Designation of High Risk Area in the Strait of Hormuz 2026-03-03 [ITF]

ITF calls for ceasefire and protection of transport workers 2026-03-02 [ITF]

Middle East BWI and FES-TUCC strategic dialogue: Forging regional labour accountability and just transition for 2026 2026-01-28 [BWI]

Middle East Unions Set to Launch Major Organizing Strategy at AFRECON 2025-11-10 [PSI]

Middle East 5th BWI Africa and the Middle East Conference unites for a sustainable future and climate justice 2025-09-25 [BWI]

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