LabourStart - Middle East

Breaking news

International Women’s Day 2021 | Statement of Global Union Federations for the Arab region

Middle East


English / All languages


Search:

      


No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age is LabourStart's Book of the Month. Remember that every copy you purchase helps support LabourStart's campaigning activities.

Top stories


International Women’s Day 2021 | Statement of Global Union Federations for the Arab region [EI] 2021-03-08

Ten years after the Arab Spring, the region’s unions take stock [IndustriALL] 2020-12-11

HeidelbergCement and LafargeHolcim operations mapped in MENA [BWI] 2020-11-09

Arab women among most vulnerable to COVID-19 [BWI] 2020-05-14

Coronavirus deepens risks for migrant workers in the Gulf [Deutsche Welle] 2020-05-02

Gulf governments urged to protect migrant workers during COVID-19 pandemic [BWI] 2020-04-22

Stronger Unions! Stronger Network! [BWI] 2019-10-21

ITF and JNG respond to potential attacks on two tankers in Gulf of Oman [ITF] 2019-06-15

Seafarers unions express concern about “sabotage” attack and rising tensions in the Gulf [ITF] 2019-05-20

Conflict and mass displacement increase child labour [ILO] 2019-03-21

ActNOW


Today's labour news


Stolen wages 2021-05-09 [Timesofindia]

Covid challenges in the Arab World: PSI affiliates share experiences 2021-04-29 [PSI]

Young workers fight COVID-19 2021-04-14 [BWI]

Airlines recovery in the Arab world 2021-04-07 [ITF]

Union Women Launch Global Petition to End Gender-Based Violence at Work For more info 2021-04-05 [Solidarity Center]

With poverty rates on the rise, eradicating child labour in Lebanon is proving ever more complicated 2021-03-29 [Equal Times]

International Women’s Day 2021 | Statement of Global Union Federations for the Arab region 2021-03-08 [EI]

Death in destination countries 2021-03-03 [The Daily Star]

UN Global Compact on Migration Regional Review in the Arab Region 2021-02-27 [PSI]

Another New Zealand Middle East military deal fails Prime Minister's 'sniff' test 2021-02-10 [John Minto]

The army’s encroachment on the civilian economy is costing Egyptian workers dearly 2021-02-08 [Equal Times]

G4S migrant workers 'forced to pay millions' in illegal fees for jobs 2021-01-18 [The Guardian]

Middle East and North Africa unions campaign for ratification of ILO C190 2021-01-08 [IndustriALL]

Unions intensify campaign to ban asbestos 2020-12-23 [BWI]

Migrants and Refugees in the MENA Region: Where are they now in the COVID-19 pandemic response? 2020-12-21 [PSI]

Approaches and responses to Covid-19 in MENA’s energy sector 2020-12-19 [IndustriALL]

16 days: Violence against women, COVID-19’s 'second wave' 2020-12-14 [BWI]

Ten years after the Arab Spring, the region’s unions take stock 2020-12-11 [IndustriALL]

The Cost of Contagion The human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf 2020-12-06 [Equidem]

HeidelbergCement and LafargeHolcim operations mapped in MENA 2020-11-09 [BWI]

Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states 2020-10-15 [ILO]

COSATU outraged by Arab normalisation deals with Israel 2020-09-17 [COSATU]

Investors raise concerns about migrant workers' rights in Gulf 2020-08-07 [Thomson Reuters Foundation]

BWI’s Africa and Middle East Regional Conference moved to 2021 2020-07-31 [BWI]

Women activists in the Middle East face online bullying and sexual harassment 2020-07-09 [Opendemocracy]

For migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgent 2020-06-29 [Opendemocracy]

Workers intensify Asbestos ban campaign in Africa and Middle East 2020-06-24 [BWI]

Workers intensify Asbestos ban campaign in Africa and Middle East 2020-06-24 [BWI]

'We’re poor people': Middle East's migrant workers look for way home amid pandemic 2020-06-09 [Guardian]

Arab women among most vulnerable to COVID-19 2020-05-14 [BWI]

Coronavirus deepens risks for migrant workers in the Gulf 2020-05-02 [Deutsche Welle]

In the Gulf, migrant workers fear for their future 2020-04-23 [Opendemocracy]

Gulf governments urged to protect migrant workers during COVID-19 pandemic 2020-04-22 [BWI]

 VIDEO  Message of Crecentia Mofokeng on behalf of BWI Africa & Middle East region 2020-04-18 [BWI]

Middle East coronavirus updates: Infection spreads among Gulf’s migrant workers 2020-04-15 [Medium]

ALLEGATIONS OF LABOUR ABUSE AGAINST MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE GULF 2020-03-27 [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]

Arab educators tackle diverse challenges to education and teachers in their region 2020-02-07 [EI]

Minto calls for 'mobilization', backing peace, justice in the Middle East 2020-01-25 [Asia-Pacific Report]

The worrying decline of individual and collective freedoms in Algeria 2019-12-11 [Equal Times]

Stronger Unions! Stronger Network! 2019-10-21 [BWI]

National Union demands stronger action on Turkey's invasion of Syria 2019-10-20 [NUPGE]

Africa and Middle East Regional Women’s Committee Meets 2019-08-28 [BWI]

The Decades-old War on Palestinian Workers 2019-08-25 [IMEMC]

The decades-old war on Palestinian workers 2019-08-23 [Al Jazeera]

IBF Agrees a Temporary Extended Risk Zone in the Strait of Hormuz 2019-08-13 [ITF]

Crews of Some Ships Can Refuse to Sail Through Hormuz: Union 2019-08-04 [Bloomberg]

ITF mobilising Arab World unions to respond to seafarers under threat from unscrupulous shipowners 2019-07-01 [ITF]

ITF and JNG respond to potential attacks on two tankers in Gulf of Oman 2019-06-15 [ITF]

Fixer, black market money charger, kidnapper: navigating Syria’s dystopian job market 2019-06-06 [Equal Times]

[More News]

This month in labour history