On the final day of the ITUC solidarity mission to Palestine, General Secretary Luc Triangle visited Palestinian farmers near Nablus to mark the beginning of the olive harvest season.
Palestinian farmers and agricultural workers face increasing restrictions on access to their land, including checkpoints and other restrictions on freedom of movement, as well as land confiscation and settlement expansion, accompanied by violence and intimidation by Israeli settlers. These violations threaten their safety, jobs and livelihoods.
The ITUC delegation also visited an aluminium factory and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, where a collective agreement was signed with the workers’ union.
To conclude the mission, Luc Triangle met with PGFTU leaders from the West Bank and Gaza. The situation in Gaza was discussed: widespread destruction, unemployment now exceeding 85%, and the destruction of transport infrastructure are having a devastating impact on workers. The alarming rise in child labour is another consequence of the humanitarian and economic crisis.
The ITUC reaffirmed its solidarity with Palestinian workers and the importance of a strong and united Palestinian trade union movement.
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