Anti-War Protests Spread Across Global Ports as Dockworkers Target Arms Trade

A view of the container terminal of the Piraeus port, in Perama suburb of Piraeus, Greece January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

Dockworkers across 113 ports in 22 countries staged coordinated strikes and protests Friday, disrupting cargo operations and ferry services as part of a global campaign opposing arms shipments to Israel and the use of commercial ports for military logistics.

The October 30 action, organized under the banner “Dockworkers Don’t Work for War,” involves more than 25 unions across five continents, with 24-hour strikes, shorter work stoppages and demonstrations at ports throughout Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond.

Organizers describe the mobilization as the largest coordinated port action of its kind, estimating that approximately 52,000 containers carrying $2.8 billion worth of cargo could be delayed. The group puts the direct economic cost at $57 million, although those figures have not been independently verified.

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