Palestinian Labour and Women's Movements Collection

Period 1978-1994
Total size   0.36 m.
Consultation Not restricted

History

During the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Palestinian trade unions and other labour organizations continued to operate according to Jordanian law; the Israeli repression made high demands upon workers, both male and female, upon the workers' wives and subsequently upon trade unions and women's organizations, in particular during the Intifada.

Content

Collection of conference papers, regulations, reports, bulletins, statements, appeals, pamphlets, copies of periodicals and other documents relating to Palestinian labour organizations, including al-Ittihad al-cAmm li-Naqabat al-cUmmal (General Federation of Trade Unions, GFTU) 1985-1990, the Naqabat cUmmal al-Bina'a Ramalla wa Birah (Construction Workers Trade Union, CWTU) in Ramallah and Birah 1982-1988 and the Kutlat al-Wahda al-cUmmaliyya (Workers Unity Block, WUB) 1983-1986, 1989 and n.d.; to industrial disputes and collective labour agreements 1985-1990; to 1 May celebrations 1985-1989 and to the Ittihad Lijan al-Mar'a al-Filastiniyya al-cAmila (Union of Palestinian Working Women's Committees, UPWWC) 1978-1994.

Processing information

List made by Roel Meijer en Mohammed Abdulhamid in 2000