Hotline for women in East Jerusalem
During the pandemic WAC-MAAN has taken many steps to support
15/10/2020
During the pandemic WAC-MAAN has taken many steps to support
In light of the Coronavirus crisis and its harm to East Jerusalem residents, WAC MAAN launched an Arabic-language emergency hotline, providing assistance and counseling to Corona victims regarding their employment and Social Security. Additionally, in March WAC published, in both an online booklet and on its Facebook page, guidelines in Arabic on how to file unemployment claims. In order to operate the hotline, WAC opened a dedicated WhatsApp account to which it could send scanned documents. It recruited some 10 volunteers who were trained to assist WAC staff in helping hundreds of people to receive the necessary documentation from the Employment Service and submit them to Social Security.
In early April, a large group of Palestinian women residents of East Jerusalem, have completed a Hebrew language course held in cooperation between WAC-MAAN and Lissan Association. Lack of knowledge of Hebrew is one of the highest barriers that Palestinian women in East Jerusalem face as they aspire to improve their socio-economic situation.
[:en]Last summer, the workers unionized with WAC MAAN, which tried to bargain in their name towards a collective agreement. After the management refused to enter negotiations, a labor dispute was declared in August. In an apparent attempt to avoid a strike, owner and manager Mr. Ariel Nahum agreed to negotiate: the first meeting was held in September and a second in November.[:]
[:en]A historic precedent was set by the Israeli Supreme Court
[:en]High Court: Long lines at Employment Bureau, Population and Immigration
[:en] The Clinical Legal Education Center at the Hebrew University
We are pleased to present a new report by the
[:en]WAC -MAAN honors the Palestinian workers of the Zarfati Garage
[:en]This report was written by Roni Ben Efrat, and Michal
