Fórsa has launched a petition this week calling for the inclusion of services in the Occupied Territories Bill. You can sign the petition here.  

Fórsa’s director of campaigns, Kevin Donoghue said “The government has legal advice saying services can’t be included in the bill, but Tánaiste Simon Harris said he had ‘no issue’ with a provision in the bill banning trade in services with Israeli firms based in Palestine. It is imperative that services are included in the bill, and now is the time to make sure we make our voices heard on the issue.” 

The launch of the petition follows the #StandWithPalestine action which took place on Wednesday 4th June. At 1.05pm, workers showed their support for the people of Palestine by taking a moment to reflect and remember the children who have died in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. 

The event, an initiative of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), brought together Fórsa members and fellow trade unionists from across the movement.  

Members took photos in their workplaces and posted them to social media using the hashtag #StandWithPalestine.  

Speaking about the event Kevin said “We saw participation from all divisions of the union, with all kinds of workplaces, and even members working from home taking part. Churches around the country also rang their bells in a moving and solemn show of solidarity.” 

The event was organised to coincide with the International United Nations Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression in remembrance of the more than 15,000 children confirmed to have died and over 34,000 injured in the twenty-one months since Israel began its brutal assault on Gaza.  

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