Civil mobilization is the legal compulsion for civilians to work, in distinction to military mobilization. It has been used on a number of occasions by a number of governments. This generally makes striking illegal for the duration of the mobilization.
To prevent a doctors strike, the Belgium government, in April 1964, issued a civil mobilization order for hospital doctors and military doctors. [1]
In Greece, civil mobilization orders were made for dock workers, teachers [2] and power workers . [3]
Year | Workers |
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2010 | Truck drivers [4] |
2011 | Municipal cleaning staff [5] |
2013 | Workers in athens metro, tram and electric railway [6] |
2013 | Maritime workers [7] |
2014 | Electricity power workers [8] |
During 1967, the Israeli government passed legislation allowing for emergency civil mobilization. This legislation allows the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Internal Security and since the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health as well. [9] The Israeli legislation allows for the mandatory employment of employees in "vital industries", responsible for sustaining the Israeli population and the war effort, such as food, armaments etc. [10]