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WFTU statement against the attack on the freedom flotilla against the genocide of the Palestinian people

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WFTU statement against the attack on the freedom flotilla against the genocide of the Palestinian people [WFTU] 22-05-2026


/ Palestine Italy hit by mass strike over rearmament and in solidarity with Gaza [Middle East Monitor] 19-05-2026


/ Palestine PBI-Canada congratulates the Canadian Labour Congress on resolution supporting arms embargo in solidarity with Palestine [PBI] 15-05-2026


BDS Movement salutes trade unions' supporting day of action taking place across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales on May 14th [BDS] 14-05-2026


VIDEO Rebuilding Gaza through decent work [ILO] 13-05-2026



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WFTU statement against the attack on the freedom flotilla against the genocide of the Palestinian people 2026-05-22 [WFTU]

Palestine Gaza: ITUC calls for humanitarian access, protection of civilians and release of flotilla participants 2026-05-21 [ITUC]

Palestine Italy hit by mass strike over rearmament and in solidarity with Gaza 2026-05-19 [Middle East Monitor]

Palestine SAFTU on the 78th commemoration of Nakba 2026-05-16 [SAFTU]

Palestine PBI-Canada congratulates the Canadian Labour Congress on resolution supporting arms embargo in solidarity with Palestine 2026-05-15 [PBI]

BDS Movement salutes trade unions' supporting day of action taking place across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales on May 14th 2026-05-14 [BDS]

VIDEO  Rebuilding Gaza through decent work 2026-05-13 [ILO]

Palestine Historic strike hits Venice Biennale 2026-05-12 [SW]

Palestine Shireen Abu Akleh Prize awarded to Palestinian journalist Zareefa Abou Qoura 2026-05-12 [IFJ]

Europe Members of the European Parliament urge EU to push for foreign journalist Gaza access 2026-05-07 [EFJ]

Europe ETUC condemns interception of Global Sumud Flotilla 2026-05-01 [ETUC]

South Africa SADTU condemns the killing of school children in Gaza 2026-04-23 [SADTU]

Palestine Voices Podcast: Ukraine-Palestine discussion on award-winning Solidarity Centres supporting journalists during war 2026-04-22 [EFJ]

Palestine ITUC-Africa seeks dialogue to end Palestine, Middle East conflicts 2026-04-21 [The Guardian]

At least 235 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza 2026-04-12 [IFJ]

Palestine PSI Condemns Israeli Death Penalty Law for Palestinians 2026-04-02 [PSI]

Two international unions call on ILO to take urgent action following killing of worker and his family in the West Bank 2026-03-31 [WAFA]

WFTU statement on the anniversary of Palestinian Land day 2026-03-30 [WFTU]

WFTU statement on the anniversary of Palestinian Land day 2026-03-30 [WFTU]

Israel BWI condemns killing of Palestinian construction worker and his family in West Bank 2026-03-23 [BWI]

VIDEO Palestine New Brunswick ‘A new solidarity where Palestine becomes central’: Activist traces labour history of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions 2026-03-20 [The NB Media Co-op]

Palestine Arms factory workers say no to war 2026-03-17 [The New Internationalist]

Palestine Mounir Kleibo: The Palestinian Workers’ Issue Is Inherently Political 2026-03-16 [MAAN]

Trade union chief condemns occupation crime against worker Bani Odeh and family in Tammoun 2026-03-16 [Wafa News]

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]

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This month in labour history

18-05-2021 Millions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Israel went on strike in protest at escalating Israeli state violence in Gaza. Israeli airstrikes were destroying homes, and killed large numbers of civilians, including children. [more]