A response to the demand by business owners in settlements to receive government compensation for damages caused by the Palestinian boycott against their products.
Palestinian women sue their Israeli employer for severance pay and social benefits; the employer blaims the Palestinian job broker; the court acknowledges the employer's and contractor's joint liability.
After much progress in Soda Club's treatment of its Palestinian workers last year, a large group of Palestinian workers employed by Soda Club through a subcontractor suffered severe rights violations. Kav LaOved's intervention persuaded Soda Club to take responsibility.
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.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has authorized the annual transfer of NIS 25 million to Gaza Strip residents entitled to social security and pension payments from Israel.
19/06/2010
