The Democracy and Workers' Rights Center (DWRC; Arabic: مركز الديمقراطية وحقوق العاملين) is a Palestinian non-governmental, non-profit organization, not affiliated with any political party.
DWRC was established in 1993 by a group of trade unionists, lawyers, academics and political figures in Palestinian society to defend workers’ rights and promote social justice.
Founders feature Hassan Barghouthi (General Secretary of the International Federation of Workers' Education Associations in Arab Countries),[1] and Ghassan Khatib (former Planning Minister and longtime journalist).
[5] Existing large-scale trade union federations in Palestine have long since ceased to be democratic according to a range of observers; the Fateh-dominated PGFTU has not had elections since 1981.
[10][11] In 2007, DWRC organized the Federation of Independent & Democratic Trade Unions & Workers' Committees in Palestine, launching the first large-scale conference of democratic, independent Palestinian trade unions in decades, representing more than 50,000 female and male workers.