UNRWA employees

Human rights organization slams UNRWA for quelling protesters

Monday-23-July-2018

The 302 Human Rights Commission for the Defense of Palestinian Refugees lashed out at the guards of the UNRWA Director General in the Gaza Strip Matthias Shamali for using stun grenades to disperse protesters who participated in a sit-in before the UNRWA’s headquarters asking the agency to cancel its resolutions on the Emergencies program employees.

UNRWA staff union calls for protest on Wednesday

Monday-2-July-2018

UNRWA employees’ union in Gaza called on emergency workers who are threatened with dismiss and the unassigned teachers to protest the new UNRWA’s deduction of services before UNRWA’s headquarters in Gaza on Wednesday.

UNRWA staff union warns of ending contracts of 1000 employees

Friday-29-June-2018

The Union of UNRWA Arab Employees in the Gaza Strip has warned the agency that it will have to take unprecedented unionist measures if it refused to backtrack on its decision to end contracts of hundreds of its employees.

Sit-in in Nablus in protest at UNRWA cuts

Tuesday-20-February-2018

Dozens of UNRWA employees and Palestinian citizens on Tuesday staged a sit-in in Nablus city to protest the Agency's decision to lay off a batch of teachers and cut its services to Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank.

Teachers in Occupied Jerusalem protest at UNRWA decision

Wednesday-17-January-2018

Palestinian teachers who have been suspended by UNRWA held a sit-in on Wednesday at Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in protest at UNRWA’s resolution to suspend 158 teachers of diploma degree holders.

Refugees popular committees warn UNRWA of measures against employees

Tuesday-25-April-2017

The coordinating office of the popular committees for refugees in Gaza warned UNRWA of the consequences of its measures pursued against the employees as well as of the refusal of holding talks with the employees union.

Draft agreement to resolve the crisis between UNRWA & Staff Union

Tuesday-20-December-2016

Local Staff Union of UNRWA reached a draft agreement with the UN agency to end the current crisis by agreeing on a number of articles to be implemented by the start of 2017.

Gaza employees pause protests following deal with UNRWA

Monday-28-November-2016

The Union of UNRWA Employees in Gaza has decided to suspend its protest steps for 10 days following an agreement with the agency’s administration.

Massive march in Gaza protesting UNRWA policies

Tuesday-22-November-2016

Hundreds of UNRWA employees participated on Tuesday in a march organized in the northern Gaza Strip in protest at the UNRWA’s failure to meet their demands and backtrack on its decision to shrink services.