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Workers want more heat stress protection, push for just transition

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Africa We are a movement! – women trade unionists 2023-09-13 [BWI]

Middle East Young workers strengthen regional presence and leadership 2023-09-07 [BWI]

Middle East PSI Regional Women’s Conference Declaration 2023-07-19 [PSI]

Africa Workers want more heat stress protection, push for just transition 2023-07-17 [BWI]

Israel The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories 2023: Report of the Director-General For more info 2023-06-05 [Reliefweb]

Africa Planning for a just transition in MENA 2023-05-27 [IndustriALL]

Middle East Rising to the occasion: Africa and Middle East unions want OHS right implemented 2023-05-07 [BWI]

Middle East Rising to the occasion: Africa and Middle East unions want OHS right implemented 2023-05-05 [BWI]

Middle East Syrian women make advances in the face of war 2023-04-26 [Equal Times]

Middle East BWI and Danish federation forge stronger ties in Africa and Middle East 2023-03-23 [BWI]

Africa Development cooperation backs up Arab education unions’ actions for democracy, gender equality and quality education 2023-02-19 [EI]

Solidarity to the workers and people of Turkey, Syria and everyone who is affected by the earthquake 2023-02-07 [WFTU]

Africa Le secteur aérospatial d’IndustriALL donne la priorité aux droits syndicaux dans les économies émergentes 2023-02-02 [IndustriALL]

Africa 53 trade unionists graduate from IndustriALL MENA leadership academy 2023-01-12 [IndustriALL]

Middle East Arab educators ready to transform their unions to transform education 2022-12-22 [EI]

Statement of the WFTU regional office in the Middle East on the International Day of Peace 2022-10-05 [WFTU]

Textile unions in MENA campaign for social protection Add to favourites Read this article in: English 29 September, 2022IndustriALL affiliates in Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt and Palestine have launched a campaign to fight for social protection 2022-09-29 [IndustriALL]

Statement of the WFTU regional office in the Middle East on the International Day of Peace 2022-09-08 [WFTU]

Middle East Shop stewards and organisers sharpen skills, prepare for “new normal” 2022-08-06 [BWI]

Middle East Shop stewards and organisers sharpen skills, prepare for “new normal” 2022-08-05 [BWI]

Middle East BWI holds regional assembly, vows to push for more democracy and solidarity 2022-07-16 [BWI]

VIDEO United Arab Emirates Life at 50C Gulf Killer Heat 2022-06-23 [BBC]

Middle East Overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf have a right to good health 2022-06-18 [Inquirer.net]

Apartheid Israel leads the world in killing journalists 2022-06-11 [The Daily Blog]

Middle East Workshop on Promoting Union To Union Agreements between Trade Unions for Migrant Workers 2022-04-02 [COTU]

On the road to COP27, the MENA region is far behind on climate change education ambition 2022-03-22 [Education International]

Africa ​Women and Labor: Key Struggles in the MENA Region 2022-03-16 [PSI]

Middle East The future of Industry 4.0 and green technology in the Middle East and North Africa 2021-12-18 [IndustriALL]

Palestine and increased women participation mark MENA Trade Unions' Network meeting 2021-12-15 [BWI]

Middle East Solidarity efforts strengthened in Africa and Middle East 2021-12-15 [BWI]

Palestine Palestine and increased women participation mark MENA Trade Unions' Network meeting 2021-12-14 [BWI]

Middle East Unions sustain organising work in Chinese MNCs 2021-11-18 [BWI]

Middle East Unions sustain organising work in Chinese MNCs 2021-11-17 [BWI]

Middle East AFREC Resolution on the Global Pandemic and the Health Sectors 2021-10-11 [PSI]

Middle East A dangerous new law in Egypt allows for the dismissal of any public employee who opposes the regime 2021-10-11 [Equal Times]

Middle East PSI and UCLG Africa sign cooperation agreement to boost quality local public services in Africa and Arab Countries 2021-09-26 [PSI]

Middle East BWI holds successful Women in Trades Exchange in Asia Pacific and Middle East: 2021-09-15 [BWI]

Middle East BWI holds successful Women in Trades Exchange in Asia Pacific and Middle East 2021-09-15 [BWI]

Middle East Unions assert Palestine's right to exist in peace 2021-09-13 [BWI]

Middle East Africa and Middle East: BWI sustains momentum of struggle, elects new regional leaders 2021-09-06 [BWI]

Middle East Women trade unionists close ranks for bigger fights for gender equality 2021-09-01 [BWI]

Middle East Women trade unionists close ranks for bigger fights for gender equality 2021-08-31 [BWI]

Middle East Young workers gear up for BWI's 2022 Congress 2021-08-28 [BWI]

Middle East Young workers gear up for BWI's 2022 Congress 2021-08-27 [BWI]

Middle East Multinational cement giants continue subcontracting amidst pandemic 2021-08-21 [BWI]

Middle East Multinational cement giants continue subcontracting amidst pandemic 2021-08-20 [BWI]

Middle East Chelugui discloses 93 deaths of Kenyan workers in Middle East 2021-08-12 [Business Daily]

Educators in the Arab countries ready to rebuild education systems despite challenges 2021-07-12 [Education International]

Africa Arab educators and their unions ready to rebuild education and shape the future of their work 2021-07-10 [EI]

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