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WAC Maan letter to OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee
WAC Maan calls on OECD not to accept Israel as a member as long as it does not respect basic labour rights Assaf Adiv, WAC?National Coordinator?WAC Ma”an?Nazareth Israel?Office: ?4-6020680?Mobil: ?50-4330034?E mail: assafa[at]maan.org.il? Web site: www.wac-maan.org.il Dear friends Following is a letter sent recently to the Secretary General of the OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee John […]
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Veolia tries to spin its involvement in the occupation
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 22 April 2010 By participating in the touring Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, the French transnational company Veolia Environnement is attempting to spin its image that has been tarnished by the exposure of its involvement in the Israeli occupation. The UK Palestine Solidarity Campaign used the occasion of […]
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CRH, Divest Now from Apartheid Israel!
April 22, 2010 To CRH plc management, Dublin, Ireland We, at BOYCOTT!*, a group of Israeli citizens, strive to stop our government’s human rights and international law violations, which have been facilitated by the cooperation of international companies. Your company has gone to great lengths in getting involved with the Israeli land and resources annexation, […]
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15 Arrested in Protest, Lockdown at Caterpillar, “Israel’s Weapon of Choice”
Midnite update: Some arrestees are set to be released from jail on $200 bail; others are choosing to remain; arraignments appear to be set for 8:30 Wednesday morning at 425 Grove, St. Paul. Charges are trespassing, failure to obey a lawful order, and unlawful assembly–all misdemeanors. || View photos 5 MACALESTER STUDENTS LOCK DOWN TO […]
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Take Action – Ireland Can Stop Apartheid Israel’s Membership of the OECD
Dear friends, The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) is urgently requesting your support for a last minute attempt to try and stop Israel”s membership of the OECD. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is scheduled to convene in May 2010 in order to take a formal decision on Israel”s application for membership in […]
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Palestine Solidartity Association of Sweden (PGS) new website
Dear friends, The Palestine Solidartity Association of Sweden (PGS) has launched a campaign site against Israeli membership in OECD. This is not meant to be a coordinated campaign but an encouragement for others to act against the Israeli membership, and to coordinate engaged organizations. – Are you working with the OECD issue or sympathize with […]
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Timeline for Israel’s accession to OECD
OECD Council adopted a “road map for the accession of Israel to the OECD convention” in November 2007 ?- Since then a range of committees made of specialist technical officials from the OECD members states have been working through all the issues Israel needs to address to come into line with OECD standards. ?- Israel […]
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Association France-Palestine Solidarité (AFPS) calls on French government to block Israel OECD membership
AFPS actions against Israel”s accession to OECD AFPS is concerned about Israel potential accession to OECD. On the 2nd of April 2010 a delegation from the “National Collective for a Just and Sustainable Peace between Palestinians and Israelis” met with Mr. Maurií¨s, the Director for Africa and Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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Irish Trade Union solidarity with Palestine
On Friday there was one of the most significant events yet in Palestinian solidarity work in Ireland. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions held a conference on Palestine/Israel and on how to build solidarity links. It was reported and attacked in the media and, in a nutshell, it was a very successful conference – one […]
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