{"id":2129,"date":"2026-06-22T08:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:10:40","slug":"dwrc-conducts-training-on-trade-union-intervention-in-occupational-safety-and-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/dwrc-conducts-training-on-trade-union-intervention-in-occupational-safety-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"DWRC Conducts Training on Trade Union Intervention in Occupational Safety and Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramallah \u2013 22 April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democracy and Workers\u2019 Rights Center conducted a specialized three-day training course entitled <strong>\u201cTrade Union Intervention in Occupational Safety and Health,\u201d<\/strong> with the participation of 14 male and female trade unionists representing various sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training aimed to strengthen participants\u2019 knowledge of occupational safety and health concepts and objectives and introduce them to different types of occupational hazards and their short- and long-term effects on workers. It also addressed the roles of the three main parties in the workplace\u2014workers, employers and the responsible authorities\u2014as well as their respective rights and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course covered occupational safety and health provisions under the Palestinian Labour Law, regulations governing occupational injuries and related compensation, and the decree-law concerning occupational safety and health supervisors and workplace safety and health committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final sessions focused on the role of trade unions in promoting occupational safety and health and emphasized the importance of effective union engagement in this field. Participants also discussed the concepts of decent work and the psychosocial work environment, including their main components and significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training included a range of interactive activities, group work, discussions and participatory exercises that encouraged participants to analyse issues and draw conclusions collectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training was implemented under the <strong>\u201cPromoting Workers\u2019 Rights\u201d<\/strong> project by DWRC\u2019s Legal Unit and Culture and Training Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dwrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/t3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramallah \u2013 22 April 2026 The Democracy and Workers\u2019 Rights Center conducted a specialized three-day training course entitled \u201cTrade Union Intervention in Occupational Safety and Health,\u201d with the participation of 14 male and female trade unionists representing various sectors. 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