Labour News from the Middle East
Lebanon Few rights, low pay for 200,000 migrant domestic workers [UN IRIN] 06-Jul-2008
Tunisia Revolt in a mining town [Le Monde Diplomatique] [Reg. Req'd] 06-Jul-2008
Lebanon Businesses against government-mandated minimum wage rise [Lebanon Daily Star] 06-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel IFJ condemns Israeli security attack on Palestinian journalist at border crossing [IFJ] 04-Jul-2008
Palestine/Israel IFJ condemns Israeli security attack on Palestinian journalist at border crossing [IFJ] 04-Jul-2008
Iraq ITF challenges government on docker redundancies [ITF] 04-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Palestinian Workers Union slams Israel’s arrest of 50 Palestinian workers [International Middle East Media Center] 04-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Palestinian Workers Union slams Israel’s arrest of 50 Palestinian workers [International Middle East Media Center] 04-Jul-2008
USA/Iraq Shipping companies file charges over May Day anti-war strike [libcom.org] 03-Jul-2008
UK/Israel UK union votes for boycott [Stop thw Wall] 03-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Police in Ramat Gan arrest 12 illegal Palestinian workers after car chase involving gunfire. [Ha'aretz] 03-Jul-2008
Israel/Palestine Police in Ramat Gan arrest 12 illegal Palestinian workers after car chase involving gunfire. [Ha'aretz] 03-Jul-2008
Israel NGOs battle to halt deportation of foreign workers' babies [Jerusalem Post] 03-Jul-2008
Israel Social workers to resume normal services after 80 days of sanctions [Jerusalem Post] 03-Jul-2008
Iran Big strike at car manufacturing plant as workers demand independent unions [IASWI] For more info 02-Jul-2008
Iraq/USA Support the August 2008 International Labor Conference in Iraq with a contribution to USLAW's Iraq Labor Solidarity Fund. [US Labor Against the War] 02-Jul-2008
Iran/Global David Mather and Amir Javaheri Langaroudi (Workers Left Unity Iran) discuss developments in the workers movement in Iran and the tasks for socialists at the Hopi weekend school (June 14-15). [Hands Off the People of Iran] For more info 02-Jul-2008
Israel Teachers switching union loyalties to avoid effects of education reform [Ha'aretz] 02-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers will boycott Jordan festival over Israel - after calls by Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions [AFP] 01-Jul-2008
Jordan/Israel Arab singers will boycott Jordan festival over Israel - after calls by Jordan's Islamist-dominated 14 professional trade unions [AFP] 01-Jul-2008
United Arab Emirates Dubai cabbies plan strike over fines [Emirates Business] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Strike shuts Tel Aviv Stock Exchange again [Reuters] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Tel Aviv bourse saw another no trading day due to strike [Xinhua] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Stock Exchange trading cancelled today as employees renew strike [Globes] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Employees strike half day at Copaxone health facility [Globes] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Employees strike half day at Copaxone facility [Globes Online] 01-Jul-2008
Israel Postal Authority to rescind decision to lay off 150 workers [Haaretz] 30-Jun-2008
Israel Broadcast workers union reps go to court to keep beloved radio programs on air [Jerusalem Post] 30-Jun-2008
Iran Iran: another union leader arrested and detained [ITUC] 29-Jun-2008
Iraq/USA IFJ demands US free Iraqi journalist after violent raid [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Morocco/Middle East IFJ urges Morocco to drop all charges against Al-Jezeera Bereau chief [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Morocco/Middle East IFJ urges Morocco to drop all charges against Al-Jezeera Bereau chief [IFJ] 29-Jun-2008
Israel Court orders end of mail sanctions for Postal Company [Jerusalem Post] 29-Jun-2008
Egypt Center for Trade Union and Workers Services granted registration [LNN] 28-Jun-2008
Bangladesh/Kuwait 700 workers unpaid for six months [The Daily Star] 28-Jun-2008
Israel Postal Company workers agree to distribute child allotments [Jerusalem Post] 28-Jun-2008
Egypt Govt issues decree to reopen the Center for Trade Union and Workers Services (CTUWS) [Daily News Egypt] 27-Jun-2008
Lebanon Labor Union to Launch Sit-In [Naharnet Newsdesk] 27-Jun-2008
Israel Businesses 'Face Collapse' as Postal Strike Continues [Arutz Sheva] 27-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut lets employers peek at workers' computers [Globes] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Unions, employers reach deal on workplace computer use [Jerusalem Post] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Social worker reps asked Prime Minister Olmert to intervene to end the work dispute and sanctions ongoing for 2-1/2 months. [Ha'aretz] 26-Jun-2008
Iran Another trade union leader arrested and detained [ITUC] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Laborers protest against construction company [Kuwait Times] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Unpaid for 6 months Bangladeshi cleaners living in ‘stone-age’ era [Arab Times] 26-Jun-2008
Kuwait Minister targets labor violations [Arab Times] 26-Jun-2008
Middle East The politics of human trafficking [GulfNews, United Arab Emirates] 26-Jun-2008
Egypt CTUWS registered, as gov't recognizes NGO [CTUWS] 26-Jun-2008
Iran Iran sugar workers end 42-day strike by forming independent union [IUF] 26-Jun-2008
Israel Local councils may strike over promised 5% pay raise [Jerusalem Post] 26-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike [libcom.org] 25-Jun-2008
Oman The Need to Recognise Trade Union Rights [ITUC] 25-Jun-2008
Iran Tehran bus union man arrested in new attack [ITF] For more info 25-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike [InfoShop] 25-Jun-2008
Oman The Need to Recognise Trade Union Rights [Scoop] 25-Jun-2008
Iran Mansour Osanloo admitted to a coronary care unit [IWSN] 25-Jun-2008
Israel Social workers demand that PM intervene in strike [Jerusalem Post] 25-Jun-2008
Israel Postal company head asks Histadrut to exempt needy from sanctions [Jerusalem Post] 25-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel Ambassador to Ireland from Israel slams trade union call for boycott [Jerusalem Post] 24-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-España Updates: Bank sacks five workers [3arabawy] 24-Jun-2008
Israel State, employers and Histadrut reach new deal on manpower workers' rights [Haaretz] 24-Jun-2008
Israel IDT J'lem's future uncertain after hundreds of layoffs [Jerusalem Post] 24-Jun-2008
Algeria Lafarge acquires 35% of Meftah cement plant [BWI] 24-Jun-2008
United Arab Emirates BWI Raises the Importance of Freedom of Association in the Gulf Region [BWI] 24-Jun-2008
Israel Agudat Yisrael seeks to scuttle kindergarten teachers' union [Ha'aretz] 24-Jun-2008
Iran More than 1,300 workers protest in Pars paper mill factory [NCRI] 23-Jun-2008
Egypt Activists call for the formation of independent trade unions [3arabawy] 22-Jun-2008
Israel Teva faces first-ever labor disruptions [Globes Online] 22-Jun-2008
Palestine Journalists Syndicate slams attack against Palestine Newspaper [IMEMC] 21-Jun-2008
Yemen IFJ Renews Call for Justice for Yemeni Journalist Abdelkarim Al Khaiwani [IFJ] 20-Jun-2008
Israel Social workers to strike on Sunday [Jerusalem Post] 20-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange union strike paralyzes trading [Jerusalem Post] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Management renews attack on Mansoura-España garment workers [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-España garment workers face new attacks from bosses - including sacking of trade union leader for speaking to media [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Mahalla testimony by labor organizer involved in the April 6 Uprising [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt More Mahalla testimony vt labor organizer involved in the 6 April uprising… [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Egypt Still more Mahalla testimony from a Mahalla labor organizer involved in the 6 April uprising… [3arabawy] 20-Jun-2008
Iran Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane workers form their own trade union [IWSN] For more info 19-Jun-2008
Israel Fresh strike hits Tel Aviv Stock Exchange [Globes] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Strike shuts Tel Aviv Stock Exchange [Reuters] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange trading begins late because of worker dispute [Reuters] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange employees: Management will have to learn to stop lying to the press and the public [Globes] 19-Jun-2008
Algeria Sonatrach’s employees threaten launching a strike in gas plants [El Khabar] 19-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel ICTU demands Israel embargo [Irish Examiner] 19-Jun-2008
Egypt Mansoura-Espana worker dismissal reignites meltdown fears [3arabawy] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Tel Aviv trading canceled due to strike [MarketWatch] 19-Jun-2008
Israel Trucks to Stop Up Israel [Arutz Sheva] 19-Jun-2008
Morocco Freedom of Association ‘near Impossible’ here [ITGLWF] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon Hotels Union Calling for Speedy Cabinet Formation [Naharnet] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon General Labor Confederation calls for new subsidies to battle rising fuel prices [Lebanon Daily Star] 18-Jun-2008
Iran Three thousand brick factory workers strike entered 20th day in Orumieh [NCRI] 18-Jun-2008
Iran/UK UK unions take principled stand against war on Iran [ASLEF, PCS] For more info 18-Jun-2008
Israel/Ireland Trade unions in Ireland demand Israeli ban [Press Association] 18-Jun-2008
Ireland/Israel Congress report calls for Israeli boycott campaign [ICTU] 18-Jun-2008
Israel State, primary school teachers strike NIS 5.5 billion labor pact [Haaretz] 18-Jun-2008
Egypt The Struggle of the Real Estate Tax Strikers [3arabawy] 18-Jun-2008
Lebanon Migrant workers face special hardships in Lebanese jails [Lebanon Daily Star] 17-Jun-2008
Israel Police force grants permanent status to civilians in administrative jobs employed as temp staff through agencies [Haaretz] 17-Jun-2008
Israel Investigators raided offices of former chair of Histadrut Ha-Ovdim Haleumit (National Workers Organization) pension fund [Globes] 17-Jun-2008
Israel/UK Academic trade union wavers on implementing decision to boycott Israeli academia [Jerusalem Post] 16-Jun-2008
Iran More than 1,500 Sugar Cane Factory workers blocked the main highway to Shoosh [NCRI] 16-Jun-2008
Iraq Labour Groups Join to Blast Iraq's Social Policies at ILO [ICEM] For more info 16-Jun-2008
Tunisia CGTT: Towards recourse to the International Labour Organization? [Attariq El Jadid/CGTT] 15-Jun-2008
Israel Nazareth Women Conference: Employment is a precondition to fight poverty [WAC Maan] 15-Jun-2008
Egypt Testimony from a labor organizer, involved in Mahalla’s 6 April Uprising… [3arabawy] 15-Jun-2008
Israel/Thailand Farmers for slavery [Haaretz] 15-Jun-2008
USA/Middle East Labour solidarity with Palestine: HIP-GHI privatization [BuildingBridgesRadio] 15-Jun-2008
Palestine West Bank poverty pushes boys into work force [AP] 15-Jun-2008
South Africa/Israel COSATU attacks Israeli business project [Stop the Wall] 15-Jun-2008
Egypt Child labor a sombre reality [Daily News Egypt] 14-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut threatens nationwide stirke if new taxes not repealed [Israel National News] 13-Jun-2008
Egypt ILO Conference ends: Threatens Egypt and 23 states with 'International Sanctions' in 2009 [Al Masry Al Youm] 13-Jun-2008
Israel Conference on Employment as the key to Eliminating Poverty among Arab Women [WAC Maan] 13-Jun-2008
UK/Israel GMB votes for solidarity with Palestinians, without boycotting Israel [The Jewish Chronicle] 13-Jun-2008
Israel/South Africa Cosatu condemns alleged awarding of tender to Israeli company [COSATU] 12-Jun-2008
Israel No one cares about social workers [Haaretz] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut threatens general strike over tax plan [Globes] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Social worker sanctions delaying prisoner releases [Haaretz] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut declares labor dispute [Globes] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Elisra workers threaten to hit Elbit Systems share price [Globes] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Social workers set to widen sanctions [Jerusalem Post] 12-Jun-2008
Israel Social Workers' Union threatens full-blown strike [Jerusalem Post] 11-Jun-2008
Egypt Three Days in Cairo:Egyptian Workers Impose a New Agenda [MRZine] 11-Jun-2008
Iran State-owned company tells single employees to get married by September or face losing their jobs [AFP/Egypt Daily News] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Finance Minister explains why Israel delayed monthly tax transfers used to pay Palestinian civil servants [AFP] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Finance Minister explains why Israel delayed monthly tax transfers used to pay Palestinian civil servants [AFP] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil service salaries paid after Israel sends funds [Reuters] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil service salaries paid after Israel sends funds [Reuters] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Jerusalem transfers delayed tax money to pay Palestinian workers, but millions missing [Haaretz] 11-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Jerusalem transfers delayed tax money to pay Palestinian workers, but millions missing [Haaretz] 11-Jun-2008
Israel From a textile factory to women's empowerment [Ha'aretz] 11-Jun-2008
Israel Histadrut: We'll strike unless Treasury backtracks on tax cuts [Ha'aretz] 11-Jun-2008
Vietnam/Jordan Home from Jordan, strikers face off with crooked labor export firms [Talking Union] For more info 10-Jun-2008
Iraq Worker and Human Rights Violations [Political Affairs] 10-Jun-2008
Lebanon Workshop addresses child labor in Sidon [Lebanon Daily Star] 10-Jun-2008
Yemen Workshop in combating child labor organized [Saba News] 10-Jun-2008
Palestine/Ireland IMPACT Irish trade union passes motions for Palestine and supports Israel boycott! [Tadamon!] 10-Jun-2008
Egypt Lawyers protest amendments which undermine Lawyers Syndicate elections [Daily News Egypt] 10-Jun-2008
Egypt/Global Working flat out - the child labour behind your Egyptian cotton sheets [The Observer] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil service salaries delayed as Israel blocks funds [Reuters] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil service salaries delayed as Israel blocks funds [Reuters] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Thousands of Palestinian civil servants have not yet received their May wages [Associated Press] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Thousands of Palestinian civil servants have not yet received their May wages [Associated Press] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil Servants Unpaid After Israel Delays Money Transfer [VoA] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Civil Servants Unpaid After Israel Delays Money Transfer [VoA] 09-Jun-2008
Israel/Palestine Bad year for wine-making monks as Israeli wall keeps workers from vineyard [Scotsman] 09-Jun-2008
Israel/Palestine Bad year for wine-making monks as Israeli wall keeps workers from vineyard [Scotsman] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Civil Servants Unpaid After Israel Delays Money Transfer [english.chosun.com] For more info 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Civil Servants Unpaid After Israel Delays Money Transfer [english.chosun.com] For more info 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian PM says Israeli officials said they transferred millions of dollars in delayed tax revenue to Palestinian authority; money will help pay thousands of workers who have not received their May wages. [AP] 09-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian PM says Israeli officials said they transferred millions of dollars in delayed tax revenue to Palestinian authority; money will help pay thousands of workers who have not received their May wages. [AP] 09-Jun-2008
Egypt/Sri Lanka Garment worker strike in Egypt unwarranted: Bureau chief [Daily Mirror] 09-Jun-2008
Sri Lanka/Egypt Striking Lankan textile workers face arrest in Egypt [Daily News] 09-Jun-2008
Sri Lanka/Egypt Lankan workers in Egypt risk deportation [Sunday Observer] 09-Jun-2008
Egypt Brit newspaper 1m Egyptian Children Hired for the Cotton Harvest in 40C Heat for West Rich to Enjoy [Al Masry Al Youm] 09-Jun-2008
Egypt Women lead, initiate strikes and growing workers' rights movement [Bianet] 09-Jun-2008
Iraq Worker and Human Rights Violations in Iraq [Solidarity Center] 09-Jun-2008
Egypt Lawyers rise in protest on eve of amendments vote [3arabawy] Images 09-Jun-2008
Egypt HRW says : Obey court, recognize CTUWS labor group [Human Rights Watch] 08-Jun-2008
Iraq In The "New Iraq" There Is No Place for Workers Rights [Iraq Freedom Congress] 08-Jun-2008
Israel Eini threatens labor dispute at police: The move would be unprecedented for Israel Police [Globes] 08-Jun-2008
Israel Labor dispute brewing over contracted police [Haaretz] 08-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Authority delayed paying its workers this month after Israel withheld tax funds. [UPI] For more info 08-Jun-2008
Palestine/Israel Palestinian Authority delayed paying its workers this month after Israel withheld tax funds. [UPI] For more info 08-Jun-2008
Egypt ILO severely criticizes Egypt govt and security forces for interfering in affairs of professional, labor and trade union organizations [Al Masry Al Youm] 07-Jun-2008
Egypt Showdown on Facebook after it played crucial role in April 6 textile strike [Gulf News] 07-Jun-2008
Egypt/Global Facebook and the Internet Influence Egyptian Politics [finding Dulcinea] 07-Jun-2008
Iran 5000 sugar cane workers on strike! [IASWI] For more info 07-Jun-2008
Morocco Police break up port protest against poverty and joblessness [Reuters] 07-Jun-2008
Iraq/UK Brit TUC slams Iraqi Govt at ILO [TUC] 06-Jun-2008
Iraq Oil Minister's transfer of union activists a 'human rights crime' [IFOU] 06-Jun-2008
Egypt Released labor activist vows to pursue the battle [LA Times Blog] 06-Jun-2008
Palestine/Cyprus PEO delegation in solidarity visit with Palestinian workers [WFTU] 06-Jun-2008
Iran/UK PCS union affiliates to Hands off People of Iran [hopi] For more info 05-Jun-2008
Iran/UK Aslef affiliates to Hands Off People of Iran [hopi] For more info 05-Jun-2008
Iran/UK Iran weekend school [hopoi] For more info 05-Jun-2008
Palestine/UK Brit union PCS promotes Palestinelives 2008 - celebrating Palestinian culture [PCS] 05-Jun-2008
Egypt Meet the Ghazl el-Mahalla heroes [3arabawy] 05-Jun-2008
Egypt/Israel Gas protests, strikes delayed until Lawyers Union, Journalists Union mock trial verdict [Daily News Egypt] 04-Jun-2008
Egypt/Israel Gas protests, strikes delayed until Lawyers Union, Journalists Union mock trial verdict [Daily News Egypt] 04-Jun-2008
Israel/UK Build bridges not boycotts [Jerusalem Post] 04-Jun-2008
Iraq Urgent: from Iraqi oil union - Govt transfer of 8 workers 'a human rights crime' [IFOU] 04-Jun-2008
Iraq The Head of the GFIW in Basra demands the Abolition of Saddam’s Anti Union Law No 150. [GFIW] 04-Jun-2008
Israel Dismissed employee reinstated after workers group intervention [Haaretz] 04-Jun-2008
Israel/Nepal Israel's Nepalese workers declare independence [Ha'aretz] 04-Jun-2008
Israel Inestment brokerages slash staff, pay [Ha'aretz] 04-Jun-2008
Israel Out of prison and off drugs, some women struggle to find work [Ha'aretz] 04-Jun-2008
Egypt ILO says Egypt the7th worst country violating workers' rights - UN body demands response [Al Masry Al Youm] 04-Jun-2008
Israel Israel: Dimona rail workers on wildcat strike [libcom.org] 04-Jun-2008
Israel Leading Israeli companies planning to cut workforce due to concerns recession is developing [Jerusalem Post] 04-Jun-2008
United Arab Emirates/India Six workers were feared dead when a ceiling in a hotel under construction collapsed on them [Hindu] 04-Jun-2008
Iraq Cameraman wounded in bomb attack in Basra; Iraq Journalists Union says more than 270 of its members and media workers have been killed since 2003 [Xinhua] 04-Jun-2008
Egypt Textile worker protestors freed after 'weeks of torture' [AFP] 03-Jun-2008
Egypt Blogger, who reported on deadly protests at Egypt's biggest textile plant , freed after 'weeks of torture' [AFP] 03-Jun-2008
Egypt Kiln boys of Egypt endure hard labor [LA Times] 03-Jun-2008
Iran/USA An evening of solidarity with jailed workers in Iran- New York [IASWI] For more info 03-Jun-2008
Iraq Teachers’ Union asserts its independence from all political blocs [EI] 03-Jun-2008
Egypt Cairo put on blacklist as violator of the rights of trade unions and laborers freedoms at ILO conference [Al Masry Al Youm] 03-Jun-2008
Israel Farmers fear losing foreign workers to rocket threat [Ynetnews] 03-Jun-2008
Iraq Iraq Report of US Army Shooting Sparks New Questions over Killing of Journalists [IFJ] 03-Jun-2008
Egypt Worker strikes, unrest rises with inflation [Lebanon Daily Star] 02-Jun-2008
Iraq IFOU Issues Statement at ExxonMobil, Chevron Shareholders' Meetings [ICEM] For more info 02-Jun-2008
Iran Sugar Cane Factory workers strike in its fifth week [NCR] 02-Jun-2008
Egypt Facebook showdown: The online gathering place for young people poses a challenge to authorities [LA Times] 02-Jun-2008
Morocco Government workers denied pay for days on strike [Magharebia] 02-Jun-2008
Egypt Regime condemns Egyptian Facebook activists supporting labour union strikes - will they now censor this site? [Daily News Egypt] For more info 02-Jun-2008
Middle East Tough times loom for Egypt and Jordan [Lebanon Daily Star] 02-Jun-2008
Egypt Closure of Centre for Trade Unions' and Workers' Services continues despite court ruling [Al-Ahram] 01-Jun-2008
Egypt Mahalla labor leaders to be released! [3arabawy] 01-Jun-2008
Egypt The Taxman’s Day: Strike Wins Pay for Tax Collectors [Egypt Today] 01-Jun-2008
Iran Kurdish teacher's death sentence confirmed [IWSN] For more info Images 01-Jun-2008
Iraq Oil workers battle against govt which tries to manipulate union elections [UPI] 31-May-2008
Iraq/USA Court sees way lawsuits over workers' deaths in Iraq could be resolved [Houston Chronicle] 31-May-2008
Egypt Detained Mahalla union leader hungerstriker’s health deteriorates in prison [3arabawy] 31-May-2008
Egypt Journalists Syndicate Chairman: No Guarantees for Speech Freedom under Current Press Obstructive Laws [Al Masry Al Youm] 31-May-2008
Egypt Court ruling postpones Lawyers Union elections [Daily News Egypt] 31-May-2008
UK/Israel Higher education minister Bill Rammell has called on lecturers not to boycott Israeli academics [Press Association] 31-May-2008
Egypt Worker struggle points up Egypt's problems [LA Times] 31-May-2008
Morocco Media union calls for increased protections for journalists [Magharebia] 29-May-2008
Iran/Global Iran Khodro car workers protest the sacking of tens of their colleagues [Iran Khodro workers] 29-May-2008
Egypt Geneva labor conference threatens Egypt with sanctions for interference with workers affairs [Al Masry Al Youm] 29-May-2008
Egypt Public prosecutor begins investigations into five workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory [Daily News Egypt] 29-May-2008
Israel/UK Brit union encourages Israel boycott [Jerusalem Post] 29-May-2008
Israel/UK Brit academic union mulls boycott of Israeli academia [Ha-aretz] 29-May-2008
UK/Israel Lecturer union urges moral review of Israeli college links [Guardian] 29-May-2008
UK/Israel Lecturers have agreed to contemplate a possible boycott of Israeli universities [Press Association] 29-May-2008
Israel/UK Britian's UCU to consider moral implications of ties with Israel [YNet] 29-May-2008
UK/Israel UCU passes motion to reintroduce Israel academic boycott [Stop the Boycott] 29-May-2008
UK/Israel UCU motion on Israel 'discriminates against Jewish academics' [Normblog] 29-May-2008
Iran Let us prepare for general anti-capitalist united action [IWSN] For more info Images 29-May-2008
Egypt Investigation of 5 Mahalla workers begins [Daily News Egypt] 28-May-2008
Egypt Doctors fight for the right to strike [Daily News Egypt] 28-May-2008
Israel Protesting social workers storm Jerusalem [YNet News] 28-May-2008
UK/Israel University teachers union passes controversial resolution on Israel boycott [UCU] For more info 28-May-2008
Iraq/USA Oil workers appeal to Exxon shareholders [Statement by Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions] 28-May-2008
Turkey/Iran Call for the release of Syndicate activists! in Turkey [http://www.etehadchap.org] 28-May-2008
Israel Striking social workers air grievances at Knesset meeting [Jerusalem Post] 27-May-2008
Iraq PM sacks oil chief opposed to oil law just as oil worker union calls on Chevron and ExxonMobil shareholders to support Iraq civil society and back off the oil law. [Iraq Oil Report] 27-May-2008
Egypt Mahalla labor leaders are to be interrogated Tuesday by the Prosecutor [3arabawy] 27-May-2008
Egypt Three former employees of the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory have launched a second, open-ended, hunger strike [Daily News EGypt] 27-May-2008
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