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Palestinian Workers

Government Orders Hotels to Replace Palestinians with Sri Lankans

Since 2019, Akram Suleiman worked at Fattal Hotels by the Dead Sea. A native of Dahariya near Hebron, the 60-year-old father of four grown up, married children viewed his job as sacred. Managing pools and spas offered him a dignified livelihood. He proudly showcased images from the hotel life in Ein Bokek (the Dead Sea Hotels zone), including his tenure certificate and an award of excellence, alongside shared meals with colleagues.

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04/09/2025

Palestinian Workers

Ministry of Tourism Urges Dead Sea Hotels to Dismiss Veteran Palestinian Workers and Replace Them with Migrant Laborers

In July of this year, Dead Sea hotels began a process aimed at replacing qualified long-time Palestinian workers with migrant laborers. According to information recently received by MAAN – Workers Association, in addition to the dozens of Palestinian workers dismissed in July from hotels owned by the Fattal Group in the Dead Sea area, the company — along with other companies in the region — intends to dismiss many more.

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06/08/2025

Arab women

Solidarity Across the Hives: A Visit to the Women of the Jahalin Tribe

At the end of May, a moving solidarity event was held at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv, where for the first time, members of six groups of “Bees for Peace” from across Israel gathered. One group, however, was absent — the women of Jahalin.

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04/08/2025

The East Jerusalem Project

Proof of Residency – a Success Story from East Jerusalem

Rana, a 20-year-old woman from Jabal al-Mukabbir in East Jerusalem, is married to a Jerusalem resident. On April 26, 2024, she gave birth to her first child. As a permanent resident of Jerusalem, Rana expected to receive a birth grant and child allowance from the National Insurance Institute (NII). However, when no payment arrived, her sister advised her to contact MAAN Workers Association.

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21/07/2025

Palestinian Workers

With MAAN support Palestinian employees are suing Ma’ale Adumim geriatric hospital “Hod Amal” for unpaid Overtime and Pension Contributions

The first in a planned series of lawsuits was filed by workers from the rehabilitative geriatric hospital “Hod Amal” in Ma’ale Adumim who are represented by MAAN. The suit was filed by employee H.G., who has worked at the hospital for the past seven years.

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27/05/2025

Arab women

A Cosmic Experience at the Bee Freedom Farm

Not every day do you have a cosmic experience — but that’s what happened to the women at the biodynamic beekeeping course on April 7th at the Bee Freedom Farm near Jerusalem.

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21/04/2025

Newsletter

Palestinian Workers in Time of War

With no work, and no Israeli or Palestinian social safety net, 200,000 Palestinian workers in the West Bank paid a heavy price for the October 7 war.

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23/02/2025

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

The East Jerusalem Project

Harassed at work by a supervisor, fired illegally, threatened, but overcame her fears, and succeeded.

Have you ever felt that your supervisor treated you like a piece of trash? Intisar (not her real name) experienced this situation over and over again. She is a Palestinian who worked in a factory located in the outskirts of Jerusalem since August 1, 2023.

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24/10/2024

Wac-Maan

Government Orders Hotels to Replace Palestinians with Sri Lankans

Ministry of Tourism Urges Dead Sea Hotels to Dismiss Veteran Palestinian Workers and Replace Them with Migrant Laborers

Solidarity Across the Hives: A Visit to the Women of the Jahalin Tribe

With MAAN support Palestinian employees are suing Ma’ale Adumim geriatric hospital “Hod Amal” for unpaid Overtime and Pension Contributions

A Cosmic Experience at the Bee Freedom Farm

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

Instead of Showy Arrests, Let Palestinian Workers Return to Construction

Harassed at work by a supervisor, fired illegally, threatened, but overcame her fears, and succeeded.

אנא כתבו את שמכם המלא, טלפון ותיאור קצר של נושא הפנייה, ונציג\ה של מען יחזרו אליכם בהקדם האפשרי.

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