Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza undermines any prospects of a viable Palestinian economy, and leaves millions of Palestinian workers vulnerable to precarious, low paid work, unemployment and underemployment. For trade unions the occupation makes it extremely difficult to organise workers and campaign for their rights, and a lack of resources makes matters even worse.

The struggle for workers rights in Palestine is led by workers and their unions, but international solidarity plays an important role in supporting them. This solidarity often involves campaigning for an end to the occupation and European complicity with Israeli apartheid and settler colonial system. Read more here and check the list of Palestinian trade unions.