Slaves in Misur Edumim
Palestinian workers at Zarfati Garage in Mishur Edumim Settlement went on strike following the dismissal of the Union leader Hatem abu-Ziadeh.
14/08/2014
Palestinian workers at Zarfati Garage in Mishur Edumim Settlement went on strike following the dismissal of the Union leader Hatem abu-Ziadeh.
This morning (July 23) at 11:00, factory owners from Mishor Adumim approached striking workers on the picket line at Zarfaty Garage, demanding they leave immediately or be subject to violence.
The workers, some of whom have been employed at the factory for over ten years, do not receive pay slips or social benefits such as paid public holidays, pension, vacation, days of sick leave, etc. Furthermore, if they have no pay slips they do not have any evidence of their work for purposes of compensation in case of a work accident or tenure calculations if being dismissed.
Israeli employers, Palestinian workers and an Arab-Jewish union: Workers at Salit Quarries demand basic, fair employment terms, but the quarry management says their claims are childish. The first organized labor dispute in the West Bank is coming to a head – is this ideological adventurism or a revolutionary precedent?
