BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2504@palestinecampaign.org DTSTART:20221112T094500Z DTEND:20221112T171500Z DTSTAMP:20221111T151409Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/tu-solidarity-with-palestinian-wo rkers/ SUMMARY:PSC Conference: Trade Union Solidarity with Palestinian Workers  DESCRIPTION:Palestine Solidarity Campaign Conference:\nTrade Union Solidari ty with Palestinian Workers  \n  \nSaturday 12 November 2022 in Centra l London \nThis day conference is for trade unionists who want to furthe r their solidarity work with Palestinians living and working under occupat ion and apartheid. \n\nSupported by: \nASLEF\, AUE\, BFAWU\, CWU\, FBU\, NEU\, PCS\, RMT\, Thompsons Solicitors\, TSSA\, UCU\, UNISON\, Unite the Union.\n\nSpeakers will include:\n\nSamia Al-Botmeh\, Assistant professor in economics and researcher at the Centre for Development Studies at Birze it University in Palestine\n\nKevin Courtney\, Joint General Secretary NEU \n\nRiya Al'Sanah\, PhD candidate at the University of Exeter\, and co-aut hored the Working Palestine: Covid-19\, Labour\, and Trade Unions in the W est Bank and Gaza Strip report along with Dr. Rafeef Ziadah and Professor Adam Hanieh. \n\nJo Grady\, General Secretary UCU \n\nKamel Hawwash\, Chai r Palestine Solidarity Campaign\n\nMariela Kohon\, Senior International Of ficer TUC   \n\nAmerit Rait\, Vice-President UNISON\n\nSarona Bedwan\, Outreach and Programme Manager MAKAN\n\nBen Jamal\, Director Palestine So lidarity Campaign \n\nThe collective rights of the Palestinian people ar e under unprecedented assault\, and they need our support now more than ev er. The trade union movement is a crucial part of building meaningful and lasting solidarity with the Palestinian people\, including BDS campaigns t o end UK institutional and corporate complicity with Israel’s crimes aga inst the Palestinian people.\n\nPalestinian workers are forced into precar ious\, low paid and dangerous work\, due to the crippling effect of Israel ’s military occupation and apartheid system on the Palestinian economy\, amid crippling unemployment. This is particularly the case when Palestini an workers are finding employment in Israeli illegal settlements\, or in I srael\, where they are rewarded with poor working conditions and low wages \, made worse by hazardous journeys\, which include harassment and delays at Israeli checkpoints. The same systems makes trade union organising extr emely difficult\, with very little legal recourse or opportunities to stru ggle for worker’s rights.\n\nThe conference will feature specialist spea kers from Palestine and the UK\, including trade union activists\, who wil l present on the situation of Palestinian workers under occupation\, the r ole for trade unions in building support for Palestinian freedom and self- determination\, and concrete campaigns for trade unionists in solidarity w ith the Palestinian anti-apartheid movement.\n\nA series of seminars will be offering detailed sessions on key topics\, including on how to organise for Palestinian rights in your union\, an in-depth discussion of Israel ’s apartheid system\, and what the next Boycott\, Divestment\, Sanctions campaigns are.\n\nPLEASE NOTE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ANY ENQUIRIES: Martial.Kurtz@palestinecampaign.org\n\n\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[gravi tyform id="98" title="true" description="true"] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://palestinecampaign.org/wp-content/uploads /PSC_TU_conf_12Nov2022_WhatsApp-Instagram.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR