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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


/ Middle East Fortalecimiento del poder de las mujeres en la región de Oriente Medio y África del Norte [IndustriALL] 30-08-2026



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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]

Middle East Renforcer le pouvoir des femmes dans la région MENA 2026-08-30 [IndustriALL]

Middle East Fortalecimiento del poder de las mujeres en la región de Oriente Medio y África del Norte 2026-08-30 [IndustriALL]

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

Middle East النقابات تعزز قوة العمال للدفاع عن الحق في الإضراب 2026-08-09 [PSI]

Middle East Les syndicats mettent en place un mouvement pour intensifier la riposte 2026-08-09 [ISP]

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

Middle East Paz no Médio Oriente! Fim às agressões dos EUA! 2026-07-19 [CGTP]

Middle East CLATE reunió a referentes sindicales y de derechos humanos para debatir sobre la crisis humanitaria en Medio Oriente 2026-07-19 [Data Gremial]

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 Los jóvenes de Oriente Medio y África del Norte toman su lugar en la mesa 2026-05-18 [IndustriALL]

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

VIDEO Middle East El avance del convenio colectivo para los estatales brasileños, Fuentes en Uruguay y el alto al fuego de Medio Oriente en la edición 33 de CLATEVisión 2026-05-04 [Data Gremial]

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]

Sindicatos mundiales reclaman un alto el fuego permanente y sostenible en Oriente Medio 2026-04-18 [Rel UITA]

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]

Les fédérations syndicales internationales appellent à un cessez-le-feu permanent et durable au Moyen-Orient 2026-04-14 [IndustriALL]

La Agrupación Global Unions pide un alto el fuego permanente y sostenible en Oriente Medio 2026-04-14 [IndustriALL]

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]

Middle East Por um cessar-fogo efectivo que garanta a paz no Médio Oriente 2026-04-13 [CGTP]

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]

Las organizaciones afiliadas a la Internacional de la Educación alzan la voz en solidaridad con el profesorado y el estudiantado devastado por la guerra en Oriente Medio 2026-04-12 [IE]

L'Internationale de l’Éducation et ses affiliés se mobilisent pour les enseignant·e·s et les élèves frappés par la guerre au Moyen‑Orient 2026-04-12 [IE]

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]

Más fuertes, juntos: los trabajadores migrantes se oponen a la guerra en Oriente Medio 2026-03-24 [ICM]

Plus forts, ensemble : les travailleurs migrants s'opposent à la guerre au moyen-orient 2026-03-24 [IBB]

Secretario general de la ONU dijo que 'la guerra debe terminar' 2026-03-24 [PIT-CNT]

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 Dichiarazione della CES (Confederazione Europea dei Sindacati) sul conflitto in Medio Oriente 2026-03-22 [CGIL]

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

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