WAC-MAAN signs Collective Agreement at N.A. Metal in Mishor Adumim, Area C
The Agreement regulating wage and job conditions of Palestinian workers
30/07/2019
The Agreement regulating wage and job conditions of Palestinian workers
The independent trade union center WAC-MAAN releases a comprehensive report
[:en]On Dec. 18, 2018,Palestinian workers at NA Metal Industries, in the settlement of Mishor Adumim, declared a warning strike after the employer had refused to meet their basic demands. [:]
[: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]The first half of 2018 has seen WAC-MAAN surge forward in unionizing and defending the rights of workers and the unemployed, in promoting the employment of Arab women, and in its activities against workplace accidents in construction. During this period WAC also initiated three public conferences.[:]
[:en]Following the signing of the agreement, many employers in the industrial zone have raised their workers’ wages to minimum and begun issuing proper wage slips in an effort to keep their workers satisfied and thus avoid unionizing. [:]
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Tax regulations for Palestinian workers in the Israeli Settlements is based on Jordanian law and as a result workers are paying higher taxes than the colleagues in Israel or in PA area. When it comes to settlements, Israel is ignoring international law – but where workers’ rights are concerned, international law requires compliance.
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[:en] Workers at the “Hayei Adam” carpentry in Mishor Adumim
[:en] April 27th: As the crowd gathered in the hall
