Unemployment rate
27.9%
Around 284,000 unemployed people among participants in the labour force.
From Nablus, for every worker
Together, we protect rights
and build a better future.
Because work means dignity, and workers’ rights deserve a strong voice.
We stand alongside service-sector workers for a fair, safe working environment worthy of them.
Rights protected A voice that is heard Decent work
Our strength
lies in our unity
lies in our unity
Workers first, alwaysBuilding solidarity, protecting rights together
✦Towards decent work and social justice for allGet to know us
Indicators on the situation of Palestinian workers
The labour market in figures
Selected Labour Force Survey figures shed light on employment, unemployment, participation and working conditions.
Women and men working in the West Bank
733thousand
In the local market, Israel and the settlements; excludes those working abroad.
Labour force participation
44.9%
Of the population aged 15 and over, including employed and unemployed people.
Women’s economic participation
17.9%
Share of women aged 15 and over participating in the labour force.
Workers without employment contracts
42.1%
Of wage employees in the private sector in the West Bank.
Wages below 1,880 shekels
15.5%
Of private-sector employees, excluding those working in Israel and the settlements; this is the monthly minimum wage.
Your union, closer to you
The voice of workers in
the service sector.
The Public Services Workers’ Union in Nablus Governorate is a workers’ union seeking to protect workers’ rights, improve their working conditions, and advance social justice, equality and equal opportunities.
Get to know the unionMessage from the union president
The union’s strength
starts with you.
Waseem KalbonehPresident of the Public Services Workers’ Union
in Nablus Governorate
in Nablus Governorate
Awareness is the first step towards participation
Our campaigns… Messages for our rights.
From the union’s designs published on Instagram,
With explanations and links to their original sources.
Platform workers
Dignity for platform workers
A union statement calling for representation of platform and remote workers.
The design and its explanation
Organising and membership
Why do we organise?
Organising around shared concerns gives workers a clearer basis for dialogue and follow-up.
The design and its explanation
Rights and working conditions
With workers’ hands, we build our homeland
A tribute to women and men workers on International Workers’ Day and to their role in building society.
The design and its explanationBrowse all awareness campaigns
21 designs in the archive
Trade union priorities
Our rights… Our agenda for action.
Explore the union’s priorities and its role in raising awareness
representation, bargaining and advocacy.
Palestinian Labour Law
Understanding contracts, wages and working conditions.
Discover the union’s roleTrade union freedoms
Free organising and representation that reflects workers’ interests.
Discover the union’s roleDigital platform workers
App-based work and the international standards for its protection.
Explore this prioritySocial and solidarity economy
Cooperatives, cooperative work and shared ownership that uphold dignity.
Discover the union’s roleThe union in action
From the field… to you.
Activities and eventsA Nablus workshop to strengthen youth participation and organise platform workers
Participants discussed protecting platform and remote workers and recommended expanding membership, trade union training, and lobbying and advocacy campaigns.
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Activities and eventsPublic services and health services unions hold a workshop on women’s role and gender equality
A workshop for the newly elected executive committees of the public services and health services unions, as part of the women’s project and the Public Services International workshop series.
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Union newsPublic Services Workers’ Union holds its Nablus branch conference ahead of its general conference
A conference in Nablus to prepare for the union’s general congress and elect a branch administrative body, attended by representatives of the General Federation and the Ministry of Labour.
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