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Foreign labor, Hebrew exploitation

Royal Life

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Seeds of Peace

Palestinian workers in Nitsaney Shalom industrial area

Bitter dates

Dangerous working conditions and underpayment for Palestinian workers in Israeli settlements date farming

Kav LaOved anti trafficking award video

Civic enforcement is a form of law enforcement which does not go through the court or official enforcement bodies. It includes shaming employers and job brokers who violate worker rights, and exposing employers who have been fined or charged for labour law violations. Its aim is to empower workers and encourage consumer action so as to prevent further rights violations.

Kav LaOved (Worker's Hotline) is a nonprofit non governmental organization committed to protecting the rights of disadvantaged workers employed in Israel and by Israelis in the Occupied Territories, including Palestinians, migrant workers, subcontracted workers and new immigrants. Kav LaOved is committed to principles of democracy, equality and international law concerning human and social rights.

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They came to care for the elderly, and ended up being raped
by: Yuval Goren, NRG (Feb 26, 2010) (07/03/2010) A string of cases of sexual harassment and coercion of migrant caregivers by their employers or their families hits Kav LaOved. The workers seek help, but can't afford to lose their jobs.


Newsletter - January February 2010
by: Dr. Roy Wagner (01/03/2010)


Migrant domestic workers to suffer further restrictions on mobility between employers
by: Kav LaOved (27/02/2010) A new government plan will further restrict migrant domestic workers between employers, putting them at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation.


Israel Owes Billions of Shekels to Palestinian Workers
by: Hanna Zohar (Kav LaOved) and Shir Hever (AIC) (27/02/2010) A recent report exposes that the Israeli government has systematically deducted taxes from the wages of Palestinians working in Israel under false pretenses. These deductions amount to billions of shekels.


An appeal against the High Court ruling on domestic caregivers’ overtime pay
by: Hanny Ben Israel, Kav LaOved (27/02/2010) The High Court of justice endorsed the National Labor Court's ruling that denies migrant domestic caregivers the right to overtime pay. Kav LaOved requests the Court to reconsider its position, due to the its grave precedent setting consequences.


Palestinian construction workers return from Israel in shrouds
by: Salwa Alenat, Mahmud Amer & Arafat Amro,Kav LaOved (20/02/2010) The stories of two Palestinian construction workers who died in work related accidents in Israel, and indicate the precarious situation of these workers in Israel.


State handling of trafficking in migrant workers for farm labor
by: Hanny Ben-Israel, Kav LaOved (13/02/2010) A letter to the imterministerial coordinator on trafficking in persons concerning State handling of cases of trafficking in migrant farm workers.


Security companies to pay 200,000 shekel to two underpaid workers
by: Mickey Peled, Calcalist (Jan 26, 2010) (13/02/2010) The companies had the workers sign contracts under false names, preventing them from obtaining their due social benefits.