Ṣawt al-ʿĀmel Newspaper, Issue No 20 January 1998

Printed in black-and-white and colour, issued in Arabic, this 8-page periodical features the 20th issue of Ṣawt al-ʿĀmel Newspaper, published in January 1998 in the newspaper's third year. Ṣawt al-ʿĀmel is a trade union monthly newspaper, issued by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions since the 1990s, edited by ʿĀtef Saʿd and distributed for free. The issue embraces variegated articles, news, and labour issues including: 1. The Executive Committee Endorses a New Performance Improvement Plan for the PGFTU, 2. Safety Requirements for Scaffolding Bridges, 3. The Increase of Palestinian Child Labourers in Hazardous Conditions, 4. Triangular Partnership, and each Partner's Role in the Social Partnership Situation, 5. Trade Council's Activities, 6. 48 Worker Fatalities in the last 4 years in Gaza; Due to Poor Occupational Safety and Health Standards, 7. The Increasing Fertility Among Women Reduces their Proportion in the Work Force, 8. The Workers' Strike Yields Positive Results; the Longest and Most Crippling Strike Israel Witnesses,  9. Release Trade Union Leaders!