Unions under “Dockworkers do not work for war” and No Harbour for Genocide called the action. More than 25 unions across 113 ports. 24-hour strikes in France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and parts of India. Shorter stoppages or rallies in Morocco, Cyprus, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay and limited U.S. West Coast (Oakland, San Francisco). Organizers said ports handle big share of Mediterranean container traffic.
Demands listed end to “genocide of the Palestinian people,” stop arms and military cargo through civilian ports to Israel and other wars, recognition of Palestinian state on 1967 borders, end occupation, plus seafarer safety (deaths in Gulf and Black Sea), pay and conditions. Palestinian unions and BDS endorsed. Hamas issued statement praising the global labor action.
Reuters and others reported strikes against use of ports for arms shipments, militarization, seafarer casualties, and ordinary labor issues. Organizers claimed tens of thousands of containers and cargo worth over $2bn delayed in Mediterranean; full impact not independently confirmed. Participation and disruption varied by port. Not a single uniform full stoppage in every country.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-913386
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dockworkers-strike-gaza-genocide
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