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MAAN and the October 7th War

Wafa Tayara at a demonstration for democracy in Carcor, Israel

Listen to the brave words said by Wafa Tayara, the field coordinator of Maan – a workers’ Association in the triangle area and a social activist, at a demonstration for democracy in Carcur, Israel: “Everywhere the struggle for democracy is conducted in a different language and under different conditions, but we share the same values: Human dignity. Equality for all. We oppose religious and nationalist extremism. We oppose sexism. We are for social justice that will give the poor and the workers a chance. American President Biden defined it well when he said that the world is struggling between two options democracy or dictatorship.”

07/09/2023

The Women’s Project

I Advise Women: “Go to Work, Open up!

Moza Ghanem, 47 years old, was born in a West Bank village. She married a man from the village of Zemer in the Triangle area (bordering the West Bank from the Israeli side) and gave birth to four children. Moza joined MAAN’s “Women and Work” project in 2008. She initially worked in a packing house, and in recent years she heads a cleaner team at the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts.

29/09/2022

Healthcare sector

Rabab Kabaha, Caregiver – I discovered the humanity in me

Rabab Kabaha, from the village of Barta’a is 39 years old, married and the mother of 4 daughters. She is a professional caregiver. Rabab worked for five years as the house mother of the seniors’ club in Barta’a on a part-time basis. Her husband is a factory worker, and she was looking for a way to improve their financial situation. Former work experiences she had yielded a very small salary.

09/08/2022

Arab women

A packing house worker and a source of inspiration for women

Following her marriage, Wafa Bwirat, 34, from the village Fureidis moved to the small village of Bwirat, nearby. She graduated high school with honors, and wanted to continue studying but had to contribute to the family’s household. In 2008 she worked at a large packing house through a subcontractor, who would skim off a substantial percent of her salary.

01/08/2022

The Women’s Project

Aida Revived Traditional Cooking.

About five years ago, Aida Abu Khalaf, 43, a divorced mother of five, joined MAAN- Workers Association. She had heard that MAAN helps Arab women find legally paid and protected jobs. She had to support her children and put food on the table. Previously she had worked through a manpower company in a part-time job in Caring for the elderly but felt exploited by the company.

23/05/2021

[:en]Karima Yahya, agricultural worker: “I pity those who do not work”[:]

[:en]Karima from Kufr Qara in the pepper greenhouse. Photo Noa

05/11/2016

Wafa Tiara in Tel Aviv: ‘Don’t worry! You will change!’

Wafa Tiara works for CAFOD partner in Tel Aviv, Workers Advice Centre Ma’an, which supports unorganised workers regardless of ethnicity or religion.

09/12/2014

Solidarity

The Future is in the unity of Arab Migrant and Jewish Workers

The following speech was written for Tel Aviv’s most recent social justice protest this past Saturday. While the speech was ultimately not read aloud, it has been translated for +972 with permission from the author, Wafa Tiara.

07/06/2012

Wafa Tayara at a demonstration for democracy in Carcor, Israel

I Advise Women: “Go to Work, Open up!

Rabab Kabaha, Caregiver – I discovered the humanity in me

A packing house worker and a source of inspiration for women

Aida Revived Traditional Cooking.

[:en]Karima Yahya, agricultural worker: “I pity those who do not work”[:]

Wafa Tiara in Tel Aviv: ‘Don’t worry! You will change!’

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As an organization committed to the rights of workers without distinction of religion, race, nationality, gender, or profession - democracy is our essence. We strongly oppose the authoritarian laws that the extreme government of Netanyahu, Lapid, Bennett, and Smotrich is attempting to impose.

Without democracy, there are no workers' rights, just as a workers' organization cannot exist under dictatorship.

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