More than 25 unions have announced actions spanning 113 ports in 22 countries and regions, warning that over $2 billion in cargo could face delays<\/p>\n
Dockworkers across five continents have launched a coordinated anti-war strike, targeting Israeli arms shipments, US military cargo, and the growing militarization of civilian ports.
\nOrganizers say more than 25 unions are mobilizing across 113 ports in 22 countries and regions on Friday in an unprecedented international action. The campaign includes 24-hour strikes, shorter walkouts, blockades, and solidarity rallies.
\nMajor European ports joining the action include Genoa, Marseille, Le Havre, Hamburg, Valencia, Barcelona, and Piraeus. Beyond Europe, protests are planned at Tangier Med in Morocco, Nhava Sheva and Chennai in India, and Oakland and San Francisco in the US, with further actions across T\u00fcrkiye, Cyprus, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, and Australia.France\u2019s CGT Ports et Docks has called 24-hour strikes across 24 ports, while Italy\u2019s USB has declared a nationwide general strike, with protests in more than 40 cities. Unions in Germany, Greece, Spain, India, and the US are also taking part.<\/p>\n
Dockworkers at the port of Piraeus, Greece, walked off the job as part of a global day of action, with protesters in more than 100 ports worldwide striking against the arms trade with Israel.Follow: https:\/\/t.co\/oa9JV4ikYQ pic.twitter.com\/Cwp7yrRx5Y\u2014 Press TV \ud83d\udd3b (@PressTV) October 30, 2026 <\/p>\n
Dockworkers at Piraeus, Greece\u2019s largest port, were among the first to join the action, with a three-hour stoppage scheduled from 08:00 to 11:00 GMT. Other Greek maritime unions announced 24-hour strikes affecting seven ports, threatening ferry services to the country\u2019s islands.<\/p>\n
Dockworkers across 21 major ports in Europe and the Mediterranean shut down operations in a coordinated day of action. Under the call \u201cPort Workers Do Not Work for War,\u201d They blocked arms shipments and demanded a full trade and arms embargo on Israel. pic.twitter.com\/43Srp1pYE5\u2014 The Resonance (@Partisan_12) February 7, 2026 <\/p>\n
Videos of demonstrations and gatherings at other ports have emerged online, although the full extent of the disruption to shipping operations remains unclear as actions are taking place at different times.<\/p>\n
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What do the dockworkers want?
\nThe unions demand a halt to weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and troop shipments through commercial ports, targeting both Israeli and US military supply chains. They also oppose turning civilian ports into military hubs and diverting public funds into rearmament while workers face stagnant wages, job insecurity, and worsening conditions.<\/p>\n
Protesters gather outside Tilbury Docks in the UK, urging dockworkers to join an international mobilisation involving over 100 ports in solidarity with Palestine and against arms shipments to Israel. pic.twitter.com\/7fulNOmU82\u2014 IP VOICES (@ipvoices1) October 30, 2026 <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom planes to tanks, guns to bullets, explosives to ammunition, uniforms to boots, our ports have become replenishing and forwarding bases for war and genocide,\u201d the organizers said at a press conference on October 15 in Rome.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\u2693Hoy est\u00e1n llamados a huelga estibadores de m\u00e1s de 100 puertos de todo el mundo contra el comercio de armas y el genocidioNo se trabaja para la guerra ni gobiernos c\u00f3mplices con el sionismo. La lucha internacionalista es la v\u00eda para parar el genocidio pic.twitter.com\/T6WjH6YplC pic.twitter.com\/lZpdF7pjLN\u2014 IZAR (@IZAR_Rev) October 30, 2026 <\/p>\n
The unions accused governments and shipping companies of keeping military supply routes open despite the Gaza ceasefire announced over a year ago, which they say has been rendered largely meaningless by continued Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n
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\u2018No Harbour for Genocide\u2019, the campaign coordinating the action, claims that it tracked 315 shipments of components for Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems through 56 ports in 29 countries over 14 months. It says it identified 3,400 shipments of US military cargo through 67 ports in 42 countries over ten months. The group also says US military cargo volumes at some European ports rose as much as tenfold following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. The figures have not been independently verified.<\/p>\n
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Organizers estimate the action could delay 40,000 containers carrying cargo worth over $2 billion, potentially costing shipping companies up to $43 million.
\nIs it the first strike of this kind?
\nDockworkers have challenged military shipments for years, though resistance was largely scattered and localized. Since 2019, workers in Italy, Greece, Morocco, and France have staged sporadic blockades and stoppages, targeting arms shipments to Israel, US bases, and other conflict zones.
\nThe movement gained momentum in late 2025 after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a 40-plus-vessel convoy attempting to deliver aid to blockaded Gaza. Hundreds of activists were detained, sparking strikes and port blockades across Europe. The flotilla campaign also pledged to join the action on Friday with \u201ccoordinated, strategic actions on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n
100+ PORTS. WORLDWIDE. NO MORE WEAPONS.On October 30th, dockworkers, seafarers, students and communities in more than 100 ports around the world are standing together to say one thing: NO MORE WEAPONS.War doesn\u2019t run itself. It runs on our hands loading the cargo, and on our\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DTd74mKDPd\u2014 Global Sumud Flotilla (@gbsumudflotilla) October 23, 2026 <\/p>\n
International coordination intensified in February, when dockworkers at more than 20 ports across seven countries staged their first joint day of action, reportedly stopping five suspect ships.<\/p>\n
ANTWERP \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea \u201cWe do not want our poets to be used for the transit of weapons.\u201d Members of Bond van Bedienden, Technici en Kaderleden (BBTK) have joined today\u2019s historic international day of action to say: Dockworkers do not work for war. pic.twitter.com\/Dhqyzjv6IN\u2014 Progressive International (@ProgIntl) October 30, 2026 <\/p>\n
In May, dockworkers\u2019 unions from France, Greece, Italy, T\u00fcrkiye, Morocco, and Spain\u2019s Basque Country adopted the Istanbul Declaration, in which they pledged to block military cargo and troop shipments to war zones, including those supporting Israel and US military operations. The agreement laid the groundwork for Friday\u2019s global strike.<\/p>\n
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