Labour news from the Middle East
Algeria
Compass Algeria - IUF and company agree settlement 2012-01-18 [IUF] New Algerian association law faces criticism 2011-12-20 [Magharebia]
Huawei Algeria strike over dismissals, salary 2011-12-07 [Telecompaper]
Bahrain
900 are back in their jobs 2012-02-02 [GDN] ‘Most Sacked Workers Reinstated’ ActNOW! 2012-02-02 [Daily Tribune]
Reinstatement Conditions ActNOW! 2012-02-02 [Daily Tribune]
Egypt
New Labor Movement Comes of Age 2012-02-02 [AFL-CIO] Workers hold Luxor governor hostage to demand better wages 2012-02-01 [Egypt Independent]
New labour movement comes of age 2012-01-31 [Stronger Unions]
Iran
IFJ Condemns Latest Arrests of Journalists in Iran 2012-01-27 [IFJ] Anatomy of a Labor Victory: Mahshahr Petrochemical Workers Win Major Battle in Times of Lockouts, Plant Closures and Mass Layoffs 2012-01-26 [Iran Labor Report]
IFJ Condemns Latest Arrests of Journalists in Iran 2012-01-20 [IFJ]
Iraq
GFIW meets minister of labour 2012-02-03 [GFIW] General Federation of Iraqi Workers condemns, deplores, brutal cowardly acts of terror against Iraq's ordinary working people 2012-01-26 [GFIW]
Oil Workers in Iraq Bravely Fight to Organise 2011-10-10 [ICEM]
Israel
Nat'l Labor Court lifts injunction on general strike 2012-02-04 [Jerusalem Post] Firefighters union opposes Gvt plan to bring them under Public Security Ministry 2012-02-04 [YNet News]
Court rescinds injunction; Histadrut to launch general strike 2012-02-03 [Ynet News]
Jordan
Bank of Jordan lay off 30 female employees 2012-01-31 [Ammon News] Nurses hold work stoppage 2012-01-31 [Ammon News]
‘Ministry to revisit public sector nurses’ allowances’ 2012-01-31 [Jordan Times]
Kuwait
Senior official says Kuwait does not need more foreign workers 2012-01-19 [Gulf News] Trade union plans general strike over right to organise 2012-01-15 [The Times]
A MOU signs between GEFONT and KTUF 2012-01-13 [GEFONT]
Lebanon
Workers to receive long awaited pay hike in February 2012-01-30 [Lebanon Daily Star] Labor Minister expected to sign salary increase deal 2012-01-21 [Lebanon Daily Star]
New salary package finally passes 2012-01-19 [Lebanon Daily Star]
Libya
Soldiers protest in Benghazi demand payment of overdue wages 2012-01-06 [Reuters] Workers at Tripoli's decaying port go on strike 2012-01-05 [Reuters]
Benghazi workers release pent-up anger - demand better work conditions 2011-12-01 [Magharebia]
Middle East
Gulf states urged to repair ‘appalling’ worker conditions 2012-01-30 [Arabian Business] Kuwait, Bahrain agree deal to protect Nepal workers 2012-01-20 [Arabian Business]
Kuwait and Bahrain first Gulf countries to forge official trade unin relationship with Nepal to protects over 100,000 migrant workers 2012-01-17 [ITUC]
Morocco
VIDEO: Unemployed protesters set themselves on fire in Moroccan capital 2012-01-21 [Global News] 5 unemployed Moroccans set selves on fire 2012-01-20 [Associated Press]
Move to ban underage domestic workers 2011-10-21 [Magharebia]
Oman
Two-day holiday for government workers on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) 2012-01-31 [Gulf News] Company denies Indian expat 15 days leave to attend his own wedding 2012-01-31 [Times of Oman]
Doctors in Oman suspend their strike 2012-01-30 [Gulf News]
Palestine
PA tax hike riles business, unions 2012-01-29 [Associated Press] Protests in Ramallah over cost of living 2012-01-26 [Maan News Agency]
PA employees union calls off strike 2012-01-26 [Maan News Agency]
Qatar
Gulf emirate Qatar Pledges to Adhere to International Labour Laws in Walk-up to 2022 World Cup 2012-01-19 [Huffington Post] Organisers of 2022 World Cup insist Qatar will respect international labour law for football showpieces 2012-01-19 [World Football Insider]
VIDEO: Interview on Qatar World Cup 2022 labour rights 2012-01-19 [Al Jazeera]
Saudi Arabia
Domestic workers fear for lives in modern day slavery: Saudi Arabia bans trade unions and violates all international labour standards 2012-01-26 [ITUC] Maid hammers Saudi boss wife in latest worker violence 2012-01-02 [Bikya Masr]
Going against a government directive, Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has declared it criminal for women to work in lingerie stores 2012-01-01 [Ahram Online]
Tunisia
In Tunis, Protest Against Security Forces Union Open Strike 2012-02-03 [Tunesia Live] National strike over media freedoms 2012-02-02 [Tunesia Live]
National Union for Security Forces Goes on Strike 2012-02-02 [Tunesia Live]
United Arab Emirates
ITUC Criticises UAE Bid to Chair ILO Regional Conference 2011-12-04 [ITUC] Private sector needs more Emirati women workers 2011-11-25 [The National]
Private sector working hours during Ramadan 2011-07-28 [Gulf News]
Yemen
IFJ Gives Cautious Welcome to Undertakings on Press Freedom in Yemen 2012-01-27 [IFJ] Landmark victory for aviation workers in Yemen 2012-01-06 [ITF]
IFJ Calls for an End to the Harassment of Journalists in Yemen 2012-01-04 [IFJ]
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