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Middle East/Arab states

Palestine and Israel

UNISON has clear policy on Palestine and the Middle East peace process as set out in several National Delegate Conference (NDC) motions over the past few years. UNISON supports both an independent Palestinian state and the right of a secure Israel to exist. However, UNISON believes that this can only happen if Israel withdraws from the Occupied Territories to its 1967 borders. more..

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Iraq

UNISON opposed the war in Iraq and has called for an end to the occupation. But UNISON believes that Iraqi trade unions have an important role to play in the democratic evolution of the country. more..

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Western Sahara

Western Sahara has been called Africa’s last colony. It was illegally occupied by Morocco in 1975, after the Spanish withdrew, in defiance of the United Nations which recognised the right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination. more..

Most recent documents and activities

Gaza siege 'cannot be justified'

(04/03/08) UNISON chief denounces disproportionate response more..

End the siege on Gaza - join the Downing St protest

(15/01/2008) There are 1.5 million people in Gaza who are suffering as a result of a virtual siege on the Strip by Israel. Join the protest outside Downing Street on Saturday 26 January at 4pm calling for an end to the siege. more..

Egypt - leader of trade union support imprisoned

(16/10/07) Kamal Abbas of CTUWS and his solicitor have been imprisoned by the Egyptian government on spurious charges. This follows the closure of the centre in May. UNISON has previously funded CTUWS in its work. more..

Palestine - lobby of parliament 28 November

(10/10/07) UNISON is supporting the mass lobby of parliament on 28 November. more..

Saddam's anti-union laws revived

(08/08/07) In another twist on the future of the oil industry in Iraq, Saddam's government Decree 150 banning unions in the public sector has been revived to stop oil workers organising. The oil unions have issued a statement deploring the actions.
Oil unions' statement

Iraq unions say control of oil industry must not be handed over to multinationals

(27/07/07) The General Federation of Iraqi Workers (GFIW) has issued a statement on the draft oil and gas law in which it opposes handing over the control of the country's oil and gas to multinationals. more..

Hamas attacks on PGFTU condemned

(18/07/07) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has asked the TUC Executive Committee to protest the recent attacks by Hamas on PGFTU's offices in Gaza. more..

Join the call for Mansour Osanloo's release - Act now!

(18/07/07) The International Transport Federation has revealed that Mansour Osanloo (recently in London to speak to trade unionists at the TUC) was abducted when he returned to Iran after his trip to Europe. It is now known that he is the notorious Evin prison near Tehran.
ITF Action - Release Osanloo

Leader of PGFTU held at gunpoint and told to resign

(10/07/07) Shaher Sae’d, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, was taken at gunpoin from a Nablus restaurant today and told to resign from the PGFTU. more..

National conference calls for stronger links with PGFTU

(25/06/07) At UNISON's national conference in Brighton this month, the union called for stronger links with colleagues in Palestine by setting up twinning agreements, developing capacity building projects with the PGFTU and inviting delegations to the UK.

Conference further agreed to raise the issue of Palestine with UNISON's international partners with the aim of suspending the EU/Israel Association Agreement and by calling for a UN arms embargo on Israel. more..

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