"The core of his argument rests on the claim that Baraka was employed under Belgian law but the EU had him on a rolling one-year contract, an alleged breach of national laws which state that after three consecutive contracts, workers must be made permanent with the concomitant workers rights. A provision that allows an employer to renew fixed-term contracts is contrary to Belgian and European public policy, the claim says."
"The lawsuit adds: It is shocking to note that a European institution is circumventing public policy provisions intended to protect workers. The applicant's contract must be reclassified as a permanent contract. Baraka said he had filed this case because of the injustice he suffered. During the first days of the war in Gaza, I was, like all other residents of Gaza, facing an unknown and frightening fate, he said."
A Palestinian EUBam employee who worked at the Rafah mission and was evacuated to Cairo after the war is suing the EU in a Belgian court. The employee continued working from Cairo but was dismissed when the Rafah office closed. The claim argues the contract was governed by Belgian law and that repeated one-year rolling contracts breached national rules requiring permanence after three consecutive contracts. The lawsuit alleges that EU colleagues of other nationalities were transferred rather than dismissed, raising discrimination concerns. The claim calls for reclassification of the contract as permanent and criticizes renewal provisions as contrary to public policy.
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