Port workers strike at 113 global terminals protesting military supply chains for Israel

A coordinated labor strike launched across 113 ports worldwide, organized by a union coalition called "Port Workers Won't Work for War," in protest of military supply chains supporting Israel in Gaza. In solidarity with the strike, Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip held protest gatherings to support the global labor movement.

The organization "No Port for Genocide" (NHG) reported that its research tracked 315 shipments for Israeli company Elbit Systems passing through 56 commercial ports in 29 countries between August 2024 and September 2025. Activists described the strike as "the largest coordinated port mobilization of this kind ever."

In the United States, protesters gathered at Port Elizabeth in New Jersey carrying signs targeting an Israel-based shipping company in rejection of arms trade. The organizing body "Pal-Awda" (Palestine-Return) clarified that more than 100 ports in 22 countries joined the action.

In Europe, Greece's ENEDEP union called for a strike at Piraeus port, Greece's largest. Italy's Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) union announced organizing demonstrations at major ports. France's Port and Dock Federation called for strikes at Le Havre, Marseille, Dunkirk, and Rouen ports. Unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Morocco issued a joint statement demanding an end to "wars in the Middle East" and the cessation of "militarization of ports."