World
Port Workers in 22 Countries Plan Coordinated Strike Against Weapons Shipments
October 30, 2026 at 09:28 AM
Coverage
3 reports · over 13 hours
يواليوم السابع
إضرابات منسقة فى 113 ميناء حول العالم لوقف شحن الأسلحة إلى مناطق الحروب
(opens the publisher’s site)
SNSky News Arabia
113 ميناء حول العالم تتحرك لوقف شحن الأسلحة إلى مناطق الحروب
(opens the publisher’s site)
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
رفضا للإبادة بغزة.. إضراب عالمي في أكثر من 100 ميناء ضد تصدير السلاح
(opens the publisher’s site)Port workers in 113 ports across 22 countries have scheduled coordinated strikes for Friday against shipping weapons to conflict zones.
- Unions in Italy, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey initiated the call, now backed by over 25 unions in 113 ports.
- Italy's USB union has called a 24-hour strike with protests across more than 40 cities.
- Organizers estimated the action could disrupt over 40 percent of Mediterranean shipping and goods worth over $2 billion.
- The International Transport Workers' Federation backed the move, urging respect for workers' right to refuse military shipments.