Sawt el-Amel Newspaper, Issue No. 29, November 1999

Printed by al-Ayyam Newspaper with ʿĀtef Saʿd as the editor-in-chief, this 8-page document shows issue no. 29 of Sawt el-Amel Newspaper; a monthly free newspaper published by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions. Issued in November 1999, this issue features a collection of news pieces and articles themed on unionism as follows:  - Public outrage in the Palestinian territories protesting the killing of workers in a huge fire at a lighters factory in Hebron.  - Judicial bodies cast their shadows on labour issues and rights.  -  The importance of inspecting formal health and safety measures for a proper work environment.    - A statement issued by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions about a fire at a lighters factory in Hebron.  - The Ministry of Transportation and Labour Union come to an agreement but the Ministry does not commit.  - Anecdotes on the workers who were burned like butterflies in the lighter factory fire in Hebron.  - Lowering employee salaries at the local health sector.  - A study by an instructor at Birzeit University: a woman's participation in the workplace is between 10-12%.  - A black-and-white photograph of citizens crying while visiting a lighters factory that caught fire in Hebron.