
The Kafala system that chains migrant workers in Qatar exists in Israel too: 200,000 Palestinians are subject to a regime of bonded labour, paying huge sums for work permits.
Criticism is being directed these days at Qatar, which is

Criticism is being directed these days at Qatar, which is

In conversations with MAAN’s women’s field coordinator, Wafa Tiara, numerous Palestinian women workers expressed satisfaction with the dramatic change at the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint, which ended the phenomenon of sexual harassment they suffered for a long time.

MAAN calls on the Israeli authorities to act immediately to
Thousands of Palestinians went on strike on August 21, 2022.

Palestinian women who arrive at the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint, south of Tulkarm on the way to work inside Israel, report frequent sexual harassment within the area of the checkpoint designated for women only.
Some of the the women who spoke to MAAN and complained about the unbearable situation (they spoke to Wafa Tayara from MAAN on condition of anonymity), dubbed the checkpoint “ma’ata”, a device for plucking the feathers of chickens before slaughter

MAAN Workers Association presented this position paper to an Inter

More extreme exploitation of Palestinian workers following dramatic increase in

Nabil Ghanem, an unarmed 53-year-old Palestinian, was shot dead on
The article was published in Hebrew by the daily Calcalist
Following several attacks by West Bank residents in Israeli cities