Dockworkers staged strikes on Oct. 30 across multiple countries to protest
weapons shipments through ports and to call for an end to wars in the Middle
East, multiple media outlets reported. The action reportedly affected more than
110 ports in over 20 countries; organizers in Greece, Italy and elsewhere urged
other sectors and unions to join, and an Italian grassroots union called for a
general strike. In May the World Federation of Trade Unions said dock unions
from more than 35 European and Mediterranean ports met in Istanbul, calling for
an end to what they described as genocide against Palestinians, cessation of
Middle East wars and a halt to militarization of critical infrastructure
including ports.
