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Ministry of Labor on International Women's Day: 150,000 Female Workers in the West Bank and 57,000 Female Breadwinners in Gaza

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Ministry of Labor on International Women's Day: 150,000 Female Workers in the West Bank and 57,000 Female Breadwinners in Gaza [Sada] 07-03-2026


Education International members offer a lifeline of solidarity to Gaza’s educators [Education International] 04-03-2026


/ Israel ITUC condemns new violations of international law in the occupied West Bank [ITUC] 17-02-2026


/ Palestine Belgian arms factory workers strike over IDF attaché’s visit to premises [The Times] 16-02-2026


/ Palestine Israeli unions response to the blocking of EI, BWI delegations to Palestine [Histadrut] 14-02-2026



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Ministry of Labor on International Women's Day: 150,000 Female Workers in the West Bank and 57,000 Female Breadwinners in Gaza 2026-03-07 [Sada]

Education International members offer a lifeline of solidarity to Gaza’s educators 2026-03-04 [Education International]

Palestine Government bans five Palestinian media platforms amid crackdown 2026-02-26 [IFJ]

Palestine Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ 2026-02-26 [The Guardian]

Israel ITUC condemns new violations of international law in the occupied West Bank 2026-02-17 [ITUC]

Palestine Belgian arms factory workers strike over IDF attaché’s visit to premises 2026-02-16 [The Times]

Palestine Israeli unions response to the blocking of EI, BWI delegations to Palestine 2026-02-14 [Histadrut]

Israel High-level union delegations blocked from Palestine: interview with Ambet Yuson and David Edwards 2026-02-13 [LabourStart Podcasts]

Palestine Lawsuit demands Israel pay USD 9b in compensation to Palestinian workers 2026-02-11 [INN]

Jordan BWI meets Palestinian union leaders in Amman to centre workers’ voices amid deepening crisis 2026-02-06 [BWI]

Palestine Support the workplace day of action for Palestine - 12 February 2026 2026-02-06 [TUC]

Israel International construction unions denied entry to the occupied Palestinian territories 2026-02-04 [BWI]

Palestine 6 February: Port Workers Do Not Work for War – Dockworkers Strike for Palestine 2026-02-03 [MENA SN]

Palestine The U.S. Workers Who Went on Strike for Gaza 2026-01-28 [Workday]

WFTU solidarity visit in Palestine 2026-01-27 [WFTU]

Palestine Denial of entry to Education International delegation will only strengthen our resolve 2026-01-26 [SADTU]

Israel Education International denounces the blocking of high level delegation to Palestine 2026-01-26 [Education International]

Palestine New York How the push to unionize at Breads Bakery became a debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2026-01-21 [Forward]

Palestine Irish Congress of Trade Unions condemns blocking of Irish-funded maternity care for Gazans 2026-01-21 [ICTU]

Palestine Coal workers against genocide: An interview with Sintracarbón President Jaime López García 2026-01-19 [Green Left Weekly]

UNRWA staff protest in Gaza against decision to dismiss 600 employees 2026-01-12 [MEM]

Israel Education International condemns the Israeli military attack on Birzeit University 2026-01-08 [Education International]

The deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Palestine 2026-01-01 [Al Jazeera]

Over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza: Union 2025-12-28 [Al Jazeera]

Journalists’ union slams Israel’s systematic targeting of media workers 2025-12-27 [Taghrib News]

Palestine Metalworkers’ Union of Attica & Workers of the Shipbuilding Industry of Greece: Statement on the alleged arrival of the IDF owned cruise ship Crown Iris at the ship-repair zone in Piraeus 2025-12-22 [PAME]

Palestine RMT demands urgent action to protect rights of remand prisoners on hunger strike 2025-12-18 [RMT]

Israel Education International Condemns Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Universities 2025-12-11 [Education International]

Palestine Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa 2025-12-04 [Informed Comment]

Global International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2025-12-02 [IUF]

WFTU statement for the 29th November: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2025-12-01 [WFTU]

Palestine Migrant Workers Replacing Palestinians in Hotels: Hundreds of Veteran Palestinian Employees Expected to Be Laid Off by Year’s End 2025-12-01 [MAAN]

Global In Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2025-12-01 [PSI]

Palestine NEHAWU reiterates its unwavering solidarity with people of Palestine on occasion of International Day of Solidarity with Palestino 2025-11-28 [COSATU]

Palestine Travel disruption to hit Italy as workers strike over pay and Gaza 2025-11-27 [The Independent]

Dozens of Gaza medical workers are still disappeared in Israeli detention 2025-11-20 [The Intercept]

UNI gives 2025 Freedom from Fear Award to unionist risking freedom to bring aid to Gaza 2025-11-17 [UNI]

Israel IFJ demands the immediate lifting of the media blockade in Gaza 2025-11-17 [IFJ]

Israel Six media workers attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank 2025-11-13 [IFJ]

Education International calls for renewed solidarity with educators and students in Palestine 2025-11-06 [Education International]

Israel Time for peace with justice 2025-11-04 [BWI]

MAAN Declares Labor Dispute at “Levi Metal and Wood” in Mishor Adumim 2025-11-02 [WAC]

ILO warns of deepening employment and livelihood crisis in the West Bank due to two-year war in Gaza 2025-10-27 [ILO]

Israel IUF condemns attacks on Palestinian farms and trade unions 2025-10-23 [IUF]

PAME Is in Palestine 2025-10-22 [WFTU]

Israel IndustriALL demands accountability for attack on PGFTU headquarters 2025-10-20 [IndustriALL]

Palestine Chris Smalls: Linking workers rights and Palestinian liberation 2025-10-20 [Al-Jazeerah]

Media sector must be considered a priority, following ceasefire 2025-10-18 [IFJ]

Palestine Country braces for general strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza 2025-10-16 [PNN]

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30-03-1976 Palestinians begin a general strike in Palestine and in Israel in protest at the Israeli govt seizing land owned by Arabs in Galilee to build settlements and IDF facilities. [more]