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Article: Histadrut says Palestinian labor activist's arrest waspolitically motivated
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- Jerusalem Post
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- January 6, 1995
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JON IMMANUEL and MICHAL YUDLEMAN
Jerusalem Post
01-06-1995
THE director of a Palestinian workers' rights center was released yesterday, a day after he was arrested following accusations by Israeli employers he was inciting workers.
Hassan Barghouti, of the Ramallah-based Democracy and Workers Rights Center, denied the charges. He said he established his organization in 1993, because the peace process requires educating workers about legal and democratic ways of demanding their rights from Israelis.
He said his organization has negotiated successfully with employers who avoided paying the minimum wage, giving paid holidays, and other legal rights guaranteed under Israeli law.
"In the ...