Pro-Palestinian group praised by Hamas for using global dockworkers' strike to push Israel boycott
As dockworkers across Europe protested against dangerous conditions for seafarers during wars in the Black Sea and Gulf, one anti-Israel group took the opportunity to protest military action in Gaza.
On Friday, thousands of dockworkers at over 100 ports worldwide participated in a protest against ports being used for arms shipments and war-related deaths. Anti-Israel group No Harbour for Genocide (NHG) received praise from Hamas for its role in organizing the protest and advocating for a halt to shipments to Israel. The global strike affected more than 100 ports and resulted in an estimated $2 billion in lost cargo.
Protesters called for an end to wars and demanded better working conditions, pay raises, and the right to have doctors on board vessels crossing war zones.
NHG reiterated its slogan "Dockworkers do not work for war" and claimed that the strike led to over two billion dollars worth of cargo sitting idle in ports. The group also demanded that ports not be used for transporting arms, ammunition, equipment, or military material and troops to war zones. Seven demands were set out, including the immediate end to the genocide of Palestinian people and an end to US-Israel wars of aggression in the Middle East.
Hamas released a statement commending the global labor solidarity movement, led by NHG, which took place through more than 25 labor unions representing workers at 113 seaports across 22 countries. The statement urged other groups to join NHG and expand its influence, urging them to continue acts of solidarity with the Gaza Strip and reject the transfer of arms and military equipment to Israel.
NHG's website claims to track 315 shipments of components for Elbit Systems and 3,400 shipments of cargo supplying US military bases through 56 commercial ports in 29 countries and 67 ports in 42 countries, respectively.
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