Israel - Court Refuses to End Port Strike - Flu Supplies Stuck

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Petition filed in Court to prevent port workers strike due to need of medical equipment for flu epidemic.


Will the strike affect the treatment of influenza in ports?

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Union of Chambers of Commerce argue that due to port workers strike can not be entered Israel bearing container handling equipment with the flu.

פרסום ראשון: 05/01/11, 13:17​

First Published: 05/01/11, 13:17​

שלמה פיוטרקובסקי​

Solomon Piotrkowska Street

נמל אשדוד​

Ashdod Port

פלאש 90​

Flash 90​

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Union of Chambers of Commerce say this morning (Wednesday) that due to port workers strike to land can not be carrying containers and transfusion sets the soul for the treatment effect of the prevailing epidemic in Israel.

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According to Yehuda Gil, chairman of the Medical Equipment Industry Association of Chambers of Commerce "Stopping medical containers at a time of an influenza pandemic in the meaning of life or death."

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Morning to union petitioned the National Labor Court, demanding to get an injunction that will prevent the continuation of the strike, which causes heavy losses to importers.

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Request response Mbia"ed Histadrut National Labor allow to resolve the conflict in ports and set hearing date, after which they claim are reduced progress was made yesterday through the mediation of disputes Shraga Brosh. Association of Manufacturers joined at the request of the World.​

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Re: Israel - Court asked to Stop Port Workers Strike Due to Needed Influenza Medical Supplies

Re: Israel - Court asked to Stop Port Workers Strike Due to Needed Influenza Medical Supplies

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Strike in the ports: Labor Court refused to issue injunctions

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(Update) - Ministry of Finance: "cynically again proved particularly concerned Histadrut high wages for works to increase economic disparities"

05/01/2011, 15:09​

05/01/2011, 15:09​

President of the National Labor Court, Judge Nili Arad, denied today (Wednesday) prevention orders seaports strike, which entered the day third day. This followed the Histadrut claimed that in a meeting last night (Tuesday) between representatives of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance progress.

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Equipment for the treatment of complications of the flu stuck in ports

In emergency rooms - the hospital courses, departments are full of flu patients, according to Chamber of Commerce, for port workers' strike - a long medical equipment, designed in part for the spread of flu, stuck in containers.

"This morning I get phone calls from my daughter's Logistics - a hospital in the country, including Soroka, Ichilov Assaf Harofeh, and they ask what's going on with the equipment. I wish I could help, because I'm impressed with the voice they need urgently. I recognize the hardship. The problem is that I stuck container ships are still in the Haifa and Ashdod, who unloaded them at all. If they were unloaded, at least I can access the exceptions committee, to explain the urgency, "he said today Yehuda Gil, owner of Age - Medical, a medical equipment importer country products used in clinics and - patients.

"English ship docked in Haifa on board systems of blood transfusion fluids, some of them are also the security system. Ashdod moored ship from China with tubes - recurrent used ventilation of patients. Houses - hospital urgently need this equipment, that equipment is usually one - time. Really honestly I do not know how they get along in this situation, "said Gil.

He said other importers of medical equipment are also vulnerable to distress, already being felt in - patients' stopping medical containers such period - when there is a dramatic increase in illnesses of winter diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and throat, etc. - is in danger, "Gil said today.


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