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Dockworkers in 22 countries are set to hold strikes and protests on Friday against the arms trade and the use of ports to ship weapons, Anadolu Agency reported. The action is part of an international day of mobilization against war and genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Italy’s Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) said the mobilization had expanded to more than 100 ports in 20 countries, with dockworkers joining to oppose arms shipments through maritime facilities.
Seventeen Palestinian trade unions and confederations, along with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, have also backed the action.
More than 25 trade unions at 113 ports are supporting the initiative, which was launched by dockworkers’ unions in Italy, France, Greece, Türkiye and Morocco.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and wounded over 175,000 since October 2023, the report said. It has also caused widespread destruction, affecting 90% of the enclave’s civilian infrastructure.
