Published: 27 August 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
A new Israeli regulation undermines Palestinians’ rights to sue Israeli employers, in Israel or the West Bank, over abusive and unlawful labour practices and further entrenches two unequal sets of laws for Israelis and Palestinians. The regulation has been designed by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, both of the right wing, pro-settler Habayit Hayehudi party, to inhibit Palestinian employees of Israeli businesses from benefitting from Israel’s progressive labour laws. The Jewish Labor Committee, the voice of the labour movement in the US Jewish community, calls on the Knesset and Israel’s Supreme Court to defend workers’ rights to fair labour practices.
And see:
Construction accidents mount while Israeli safety inspectors on vacation – Lee Yaron – Haaretz 25.08.16
One of those killed was a 30-year-old Palestinian worker.
SodaStream CEO accuses Netanyahu of perpetuating false narrative, ‘politics of hate’ August 7, 2016
Main complaint related to government’s conduct in respect of long-serving Palestinian workers.
Workers Advice Centre – ‘Bread and Roses’ in Ramat Gan November 28, 2015
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