Adaptation Techniques and Strategies Followed by Palestinian Workers to Cope with the Labor Conditions under Israeli Curfews and Siege

Abstract

This study dealt with the strategies employed by the Palestinian worker in

his struggle to survive as well as in his attempts to coexist with the drastic

political and economic conditions under the policies of closure and siege

being imposed on the Palestinians in the occupied territories. These policies

have forced Palestinian families to adopt some measures in order to adapt

themselves with these changeable and unsettled situations.

On the other hand, the study focused on a number of Palestinian families

which were selected carefully as its subjects. The interview method was

employed with these families as the main tool of collecting data in addition

to the researcher‘s observations which ultimately made it possible to present

an obvious and comprehensive picture about the subject families. However,

the study revealed a distinctive difference in the way each family chose to

adapt itself with the problems it was facing.

Moreover, the study showed that the families who enjoyed a higher

educational level, regardless of sex, were able to adapt themselves better

than those with lower educational level. Besides, all families did not give in

to the bitter reality. On the contrary, they adapted themselves to confront

any urgency making use of their previous experiences.

The main recommendation which the study suggests is that all families

are in need of job opportunities to overcome the present difficult conditions

in addition to new legislations which protect the worker in all circumstances.