Support Palestinian food workers' fight for union recognition

Submitted by AWL on 22 December, 2021 - 8:23
Taaman food workers in Palestine in solidarity with striking Kellogg's workers in the USA

Workers at the Ta'aman food factory, located in the Mishor Adumim industrial park in Ma'ale Adumim, a Jewish settlement in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, are organising to demand improved conditions, better pensions, and recognition of their union.

They struck from 5-12 December, after the employer refused to recognise their union and negotiate over their demands. Workers began organising through the Workers' Advice Centre-Ma'an (WAC-Ma'an) in October.

WAC-Ma'an is a radical workers' centre which organises in both Israel and Palestine, organising both Jewish and Arab workers, and often supporting workers ignored or marginalised by Israel's mainstream Histadrut union federation.

The workers held an online solidarity meeting on Tuesday 21 December to launch an ongoing international campaign in support of the dispute. The International Community of the public sector Unison has already pledged support; Unison has donated £1,000 to support the dispute. The international labour movement website LabourStart is planning an online campaign. On 15 December, the workers staged a solidarity demonstration in support of striking Kellogg's workers in the USA.

For more information, visit the WAC-Ma'an Facebook page.

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