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A joint letter from the Swiss trade union federation SGB USS and Solifonds called the Israeli Government to allow Palestinian workers to go back to their work places in Israel

The Letter (sent to the Israeli Gov. on Dec 14) was signed by Mr. Luca Cirigliano, Central Secretary SGB/USS and Ms. Aurora García, Coordinator SOLIFONDS. It mentioned MAAN’s campaign to push the Authorities to open the checkpoints and gradually let Palestinian workers from the West Bank to enter Israel. Until Oct. 7th there were 200 thousand workers who used to enter Israel every day. The closure of the checkpoints for 2.5 months pushes these workers to the brink of starvation, as they not entitled to any kind of social benefits in Israel or from the Palestinian Authority.

The Swiss union federation SGB USS is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland. The federation was founded in 1880 and represents today 361,000 members in its affiliated unions.

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The East Jerusalem Project

Hadaya’s case: She had to leave her job for health reasons. With support from MAAN she received all her rights as a laid-off employee

Hadaya, 58, a woman from East Jerusalem, is the sole provider for her family. Her six children depend on her. She did not want to leave her job, but due to her deteriorating health she could not continue working. With the help of MAAN – Workers Association, she received the full severance pay that is due to someone who resigns due to a medical condition, and secured her entitlement to unemployment benefits from day one.

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27/01/2025
Palestinian Workers

Instead of Showy Arrests, Let Palestinian Workers Return to Construction

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, which came into effect on Wednesday, November 27, marks the end of the war in Lebanon. If it holds, a period of reconstruction will begin, bringing a dramatic increase in the need for workers in the construction sector. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Palestinians are waiting for the government to allow them back into construction sites in Israel. Thousands of contractors are also desperate for skilled labor, reporting that the foreign workers they have managed to recruit are too few and insufficiently trained.

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02/12/2024

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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.

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.

We invite you:

To march with us in protests and to build an alternative, democratic, Jewish-Arab professional union in Israel. Join our quiet WhatsApp group today, "Marching with us in protest."

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