Dockworkers in 22 Countries Plan Mediterranean Port Strike for Palestine
Dockworkers across five continents will stop work on Friday to protest arms exports through Mediterranean ports.
KEY POINTS
- Dockworkers in 22 countries will strike on Friday
- The strike targets arms exports through Mediterranean ports
- More than 25 dockworkers' unions have signed on
- Organizers estimate $2 billion in freight could be halted
- No national US unions have joined, but Oakland and San Francisco groups will participate
Dockworkers in 22 countries and regions across five continents will stage a coordinated strike on Friday to protest the use of their ports for arms exports. The action is organized by an international coalition of dockworkers' unions and has its epicenter in the Mediterranean.
The strike was originally called for by unions in Italy, France, Greece, Spain's Basque Country, Turkey, and Morocco. Since May, port workers in Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, and Australia have joined the action.
“Ports must not be used for the transport of arms, ammunition, military equipment or troops destined for war zones.”
More than 25 dockworkers' unions have signed on to the strike. Organizers say the stoppage could disrupt as much as 40 percent of marine cargo moving through the Mediterranean and bring more than $2 billion worth of freight to a standstill.
No national US-based unions have signed on, but groups of dockworkers in Oakland and San Francisco plan to participate. The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions supports the strike.
The unions' demands include an immediate end to what they call the genocide of the Palestinian people and recognition of an independent Palestinian state. They also demand an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
At an October 15 press conference, union representatives estimated that even a single day's shipping delay could result in $43 million in lost profit. Ships carry some 80 percent of all international trade by volume.
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