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Cosatu Leader Speaks About Sanctions Against Israel – George Mahlangu
Manchester University, England. 7th December 2009. A public meeting takes place organised by the British Committee for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP). This clip features part 1 of the opening speech.of George Mahlangu, Campaign Officer, of the South African trade union federation COSATU. The aims of BRICUP are stated in a press release announcing a national […]
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Israel privatises the occupation
The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories has become a corporate grab of land and labour, with any claimed security, political or religious justifications nothing more than a smokescreen for profiteering. Penny Cole reports for A World to Win Palestinians face a “deadly political paradox”, explains Salwa Alenat of Kav LaOved (Workers” Hotline) at a meeting […]
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STUC to ask Celtic fans to show Palestinian flags in solidarity with suffering Palestinians on December 2nd
November 27th 2009 Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Deputy General Secretary Dave Moxham said: “This December marks the one year anniversary of the Israeli invasion of Gaza in which 1400 men, women and children were killed in an act described by the United Nations as “indicating serious violations of international human rights” and “amounting to […]
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A Statement* by the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) and the Palestinian Trade Union Blocs and Frameworks
25 November 2009 Based on the national and trade union position, which PGFTU has always been a part of, representing the unified national and trade union framework for all Palestinian trade union and labor blocs and frameworks, PGFTU with all its organizations, branches and member trade unions stresses its advanced historic and national role in […]
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BNC Warmly Welcomes PGFTU’s Statement Confirming Unambiguous Endorsement of BDS
[Press Release: 1 December 2009] The Palestinian BDS National Committee, BNC, warmly welcomes the statement issued on 25 November 2009 by the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) — signed by its Secretary General, Mr. Shaher Sa’ad, and its Executive Committee, and endorsed by all the main Palestinian trade union blocs that are represented […]
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Omar Barghouti on boycott of Israel- BDS movement
Founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions for Palestine Campaign Omar Barghouti, talks about how the movement has progressed, its achievements and future goals.
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Be a mensch – join the boycott of Israel!
Adrienne Weller December 2009 I grew up in New York City knowing little of my Jewish heritage except for the star I wore around my neck and my mother’s bible stories. As I grew older, my education included the horror of German concentration camps, despite my parents’ silence about our relatives who died. I wasn’t […]
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Divide and Conquer – Undermining the BDS Movement from Within
Last week, my local BDS group was put on alert, when the following headline emerged: “Palestinian Unions Say Israel Boycott Would Harm Them” The Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) is a signatory of the PACBI (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel) call for BDS (#5), and has an estimate […]
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Palestinian Trade Union Movement Unanimously Confirms Support for BDS
[Press Release – 25 November 2009] In reaction to reports alleging that a Palestinian trade union official has stated his reservations about the Palestinian civil society campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), the full spectrum of the Palestinian trade union movement has expressed solid support for the BDS National Committee (BNC)* and for the […]
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French Union CNT Joins BDS Campaign
French Union CNT Joins BDS Campaign Confederation Nationale du Travail joins BDS campaign – press release November 2009 – Through the intermediary of its international Secretary, the National Work Confederation (Confederation Nationale du Travail or CNT), a French anti-capitalist internationalist union involved in social class struggles, has joined the campaign labeled “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions […]
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