Overview
- Organizers and unions reported that ZIM and MSC vessels carrying military cargo were held off Livorno, Genoa and Venice/Ravenna, with one ship kept from berthing in Genoa.
- The action was convened by Enedep (Greece), Lab (Basque Country), Liman-Is (Turkey), ODT (Morocco) and USB (Italy) and spanned major ports including Marseille, Barcelona, Tangier, Piraeus, Mersin, Bilbao, Antwerp and Hamburg.
- Workers framed the strike as a stand against the 'economy of war,' opposing EU rearmament and port militarization and calling for an embargo on Israel and a halt to shipments to war zones.
- Left parties and some Italian parliamentarians expressed support for the dockworkers, while critics highlighted the protests’ ties to pro‑Palestinian networks.
- Hamas issued a statement carried by Al Jazeera praising the participation of more than 20 port-worker unions and urging expansion of similar solidarity efforts.