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

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

The WFTU condemns the new Israeli offensive on Gaza 2025-08-25 [WFTU]

Young Arab unionists lead charge for a digital and just transition 2025-08-08 [BWI]

WFTU expresses it soldarity with trade unionist Chris Smalls and activists of the ship Handallah 2025-08-06 [WFTU]

Legal knowledge and action: MENA workers organise for labour rights 2025-07-21 [BWI]

Join MENA Solidarity at Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: Workers Organising for Justice: Voices from Syria and Sudan 2025-07-13 [MENA SN]

The Global South Fights Back in Bogotá 2025-07-12 [IOL]

From legal knowledge to action: MENA workers organising for rights 2025-07-10 [BWI]

ITF raises alarm over rising dangers to seafarers in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Israeli waters 2025-07-07 [ITF]

WFTU condemns the alleged operations that company SINEDOR is carrying out with Israeli companies 2025-07-01 [WFTU]

Arab education unions gear up to increase women's participation and leadership 2025-06-25 [Education International]

WFTU call for intensifying mobilization against imperialist and Zionist agression 2025-06-23 [WFTU]

The WFTU condemns Israels attack on Iran 2025-06-15 [WFTU]

Gulf States: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat - Serious Health Risks as Summer Nears 2025-06-01 [Human Rights Watch]

Defending the profession and solidarity for educators in times of crisis, key for Education International members in Arab countries 2025-04-18 [Education International]

The WFTU condemns the new barbaric bombardment of Gaza and the continued genocide of the Palestinian people 2025-03-20 [WFTU]

Arab States: Unions strategize on shaping a renewed social contract 2025-02-14 [ILO]

ICN calls for lasting peace as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins 2025-01-21 [International Council of Nurses]

The WFTU strongly condemns Trump's statement on the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza 2025-02-07 [WFTU]

Mary Ann Abunda Receives the Human Rights Defender Award from the U.S. Department of State 2025-02-06 [IDWF]

IFJ and Arab-world unions will strengthen journalistic protections against surveillance and digital threats 2024-12-20 [IFJ]

Empowering women unionists for safe and just workplaces 2024-11-21 [BWI]

Empowering change: Youth and women unionists champion decent work and social protection 2024-11-21 [BWI]

IndustriALL calls for immediate peace in Middle East 2024-10-25 [IndustriALL]

Massacres, mass starvation and the General's Plan: Israel's racist rampage 2024-10-24 [Socialist Worker]

Egypt: Letter from ETUFpresident addresses to ILO general-director regarding on-going violations of workers rights in Palestine and Lebanon and violation of international labour standard 2024-10-14 [WFTU]

Egypt: Letter from ETUFpresident addresses to ILO general-director regarding on-going violations of workers rights in Palestine and Lebanon and violation of international labour standard 2024-10-14 [WFTU]

Egypt: Letter from ETUFpresident addresses to ILO general-director regarding on-going violations of workers rights in Palestine and Lebanon and violation of international labour standard 2024-10-14 [WFTU]

Stop aggression and war: ITUC calls for ceasefire and global peace iniative, as conflict escalates in Middle East 2024-10-11 [ITUC]

Resolution of the meeting of the WFTU secretariat, the leadership of the TUI's and the coordinators of the regional offices 2024-09-23 [WFTU]

Making the textile and garment industry in MENA and Africa safer 2024-09-19 [IndustriALL]

Statement of the WFTU on the mobilizations of the people of Israel 2024-09-07 [WFTU]

PAME: For the new Israeli attcks on the West Bank 2024-09-07 [WFTU]

Rage in the Red Sea 2024-09-05 [ITF]

Israelis protesrt, union calls strike after six more captives killed in Gaza 2024-09-02 [Al-Jazeerah]

Gulf States: Inadequate Heat Protection Putting Workers in Peril 2024-08-08 [Human Rights Watch]

Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up 2024-07-12 [Education International]

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