[:en]WAC -MAAN honors the Palestinian workers of the Zarfati Garage in the West Bank
on achieving a precedent-making collective agreement
Thursday, April 27 at 17.00
Mazia House, Mesilat Yesharim 18, Jerusalem
Speakers:
Hatem Abu Ziadeh – Chairperson of the Zarfati workers
Kiki Hos – Workers Committee of Musrara College, Jerusalem
Wafa Tiara – Manager of the Women’s Employment Project in the Triangle
Galia Uri – Wings Workers Committee (a branch of WAC-MAAN)
Ala Khatib – Manager of Kav LaOved, on the struggle against job accidents
A representative of the law clinics at the Hebrew University, working with WAC-MAAN in the struggle for workers and jobless in Jerusalem
Ranya Saleh – WAC field worker in East Jerusalem, on the struggle of workers and jobless there
Amir Basha, WAC labor attorney
Assaf Adiv – Executive Manager of WAC-MAAN
Music:
Yotam Cohen, singer, with Yossi Mar-Haim on piano
Ziad al Ayoubi – singing and oud
Kobi Hagoel and Orit Guri (of the Rosh Ha’ayn Workers Committee) – flute and drums
Moderators:
Guy Elhanan – a Play writer and director
Hanan Manadra Zu’abi – WAC -MAAN Chairwoman[:]

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

only a victory of the democratic camp will enable a discussion on the Palestinian issue and lead to an alternative solution to occupation and apartheid while ensuring human rights and citizenship for all, Israelis and Palestinians alike. As long as the apartheid regime persists, the democratic camp will not succeed in defeating Israeli extremists. Therefore, we work to involve the Arab and Palestinian society in the protest.

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