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Kav laOved calls out to decision-makers: Refine the legal obligations of local municipalities to act in accordance with the law

Kav LaOved 2018 Report: The Highest Number of Palestinian and Migrant Workers this Decade – Most of them Pay to Work in Israel

September Newsletter: Hidden Ways to Exploit Workers

KLO’s June Achievements: a First Report About Work Accidents in All Sectors of The Workforce, The State Reveals Information on Asylum Seekers Deposit

This month at Kav LaOved: Hundreds of millions of Shekels are stolen from asylum seekers, fatalities in the construction sector reach record ­high

New Report: Hundreds of Millions of Shekels Gone Missing Under the Deposit Law

The Lives of the Workers that Cannot Vote Are Worthless

Foreign Students Are Exploited for Agricultural Work – Without Fair Wages or Social Rights

A worker was killed in a factory – and the Safety Administration won’t take any action

So what’s new at Kav LaOved – Workers’ Hotline this Month?

Five migrant workers were recognized as victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery

The relationship ban appeal judge recused himself following pressure

Five years in cramped squalor, misery and neglect

The Indian Experts fraud

If Minister Kahlon doesn’t uphold the agreement signed with the Thai government to ensure the workers’ pension rights – we will appeal to the supreme court

Did you know: Migrant Caregivers in Israel are Not Allowed To Form Romantic Relationships? The Government Says its “Against Regulations”

The Bilateral Agreements Petition: Did We Convince The Goverment?

Trapped in a Limbo

Minimum Wage Forever

Let’s Talk About Regulation 116A

When racism meets exploitation – agricultural “trainees” from South Sudan felt the taste of Israeli xenophobia

Summary: Week 34 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

Katz’s Failure to Wage War on Construction Accidents

This Thai worker sustained the most severe injuries in the Gaza envelope – and Israeli society turned its back on her

Thai agricultural workers in the Gaza envelope are torn between their desire to make a living and their desire to live

Summary: Week 30 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

The story of the Indian expert migrant workers in Intel Kiryat Gat

State of Israel considers using $100M collected from Palestinians for checkpoint upgrades

After a decade of evading responsibility, the Knesset Committee on Labor & Welfare takes step in ensuring the rights of migrant agricultural workers

This is how the Deposit Law abuses asylum seekers: over 58% of asylum seekers now earn less than minimum wage

Summary: Week 27 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

July Newsletter – What happens when workers are bound? Semi-annual construction work accident report, and some good news

A 20% increase in the number of workers killed in the construction sector, as opposed to this time last year.

“Israel-bluff” – The State Fails to Implement Its Own Law and Workers Pay the Price

Exposé: Turkish construction workers in Israel facing horrific conditions

Summary: Week 24 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

Thanks to Kav LaOved’s legal intervention, both Leena and Binsi are allowed to return to their country to give birth without risking their job placement

“Under the Guise of Law, Money is Being Stolen”: the State Again Fails to Deal with Asylum Seekers – Ynet Article

Class Action Lawsuit Against Danel Approved: Failed to Give Migrant Caregivers Their Vacations

Deposit Law Fraud: Employers Deduct Money From Asylum Seekers’ Wages, Yet Pocket It for Themselves – TheMarker Article

High Court of Justice Has Instructed the State to Explain Why the Deposit Fund Measure for Asylum Seekers is Not Being Cancelled – Haaretz Article

The Change in the Permit Giving Model for Palestinians is Delayed, and the Ministry of Finance Has Announced a Change in the Payments Bureau – Haaretz Article

How Israel Regulates Migrant Caregivers’ Love Lives – Haaretz Article

The Deposit Fund for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and its destructive consequences

Israel’s New Tactic for Forcing Out African Refugees: Dock Their Wages – +972 Magazine Article

Give Caregivers Their Money – Haaretz Article

The Real Guide to Employing A Migrant Caregiver – Mako Article

Rights Groups Ask Court to Scrap Deductions From Asylum Seekers’ Salaries – Haaretz Article

Rights Groups Ask Court to Scrap Deductions From Asylum Seekers’ Salaries – Haaretz Article

Run Out of Town for Teaching Farm Workers Their Rights – +972 Magazine Article

Approved for First Reading: Abusive Employers Can’t Employ Migrant Workers – Davar Rishon Article

Disability and Long-Term Care Benefits Must be Increased – Globes Article

Warning Strike of 1,200 Crane Operators – Globes Article

Vote on Increasing the Sums of Money Farmers Can Collect from Migrant Workers Postponed – Haaretz Article

Crane Operator Seriously Injured During Crane Crash in Bat Yam Construction Site – Haaretz article

MK Elalouf: “We Will Bring Migrant Workers to Nursing Homes” – TheMarker Article

Israel Must Provide Asylum Seekers With a Solution – Haaretz Article

Sites of Israeli Building Accidents Aren’t Getting Temporarily Shut Down – Haaretz Article

Cross-party consensus prevented a vote on a proposal to increase taxation of Palestinian workers – Haaretz article

“I Need the Money, I Worked for It, It’s Mine” -Local Call Article

Migrant Caregivers in Israel to be Legally Charged Placement Fees – Haaretz Article

A New Bill That Will Serve the Interests of Manpower Agencies

After Months-long Delay, Israel Pays Some Palestinian Workers for Sick Leave – Haaretz Article

Employee-Employer Relations, Instead of Caregiver-Patient Relations – The Hottest Place in Hell Article

Thai Migrant Worker Sues Employer for Utilizing Power Relations and Sexual Exploitation – TheMarker Article

Kav LaOved Speaks in Labor and Welfare Commitee On “Agricultural Day”

Due to Holdover of Pay, Migrant Construction Workers Climbed on Crane and Threatened Suicide – Walla! Article

The Farmer Double Standard – TheMarker Article

The Government Invests Billions In Infrastructure Without Supervision – TheMarker Article

Kav LaOved files a class action for 100,000,000 NIS, alleging widespread fraud of foreign students and the Israeli authorities

A motion for the approval of a class action lawsuit was...

Farewell Event for Hanna Zohar – Founder of Kav LaOved

After 25 years of a rich and fruitful career, Hanna will...

Are Asylum Seekers Allowed to Work in Israel?

In August, in light of the Supreme Court decision, hundreds of...

The Caregiver’s Choice

In Israel, the caregiving sector comprises some 60,000 migrant caregivers who...

New Kav LaOved Report: Below the Minimum

To Work at All Costs

The report points out that the reduction in child allowances and...

The Coalition Agreement Will Cause Severe Violations of Migrant Workers’ Rights

Allegations Made by Human Rights Organizations are Confirmed by the State Comptroller

Refugee Day 2015

We met Tesafay (ficticious name) at the Holot detention facility where...

Official Launch of the #OurHands Social Media Campaign

Kav LaOved held a "Know Your Rights" workers rights workshop and...

A Raw Deal: Abuse of Thai Workers in Israel’s Agricultural Sector

Human Rights Watch has released a 48-page report on abuses suffered...

The Dark Bleach is the Most Painful

Complaints reported to Kav LaOved point to incidents of work injuries...

It is Illegal to Dismiss Arab Workers Due to their Origin

Kav LaOved calls on law enforcement agencies to investigate employers who...

TAU 150 cleaning workers united

Not celebrating: hourly employees are afraid of their pay during the holidays

Continuing to Guard the Security Guards

Publication of a new and updated pamphlet on the rights...

The Problem with the Work Grant

Kav LaOved founder explains why a third of the eligible employees...

State Comptroller’s Report: Reconsidering the Payroll Department

State Comptroller's report reveals the Civil Administration's ongoing theft from the...

MK: Infiltrators were offered work in agriculture, but after a week they ran away

Employment by the Hour: exploitation has become a way of life

Workers Hotline conclude the summer activities following operation

Israel’s Dirty Secret: Inhumane Conditions for Thai Workers

Let the foreign workers pay for Tzuk Aitan

Israel seeks to fine African asylum seekers’ employers

State initiative taxation on the employment of asylum seekers reaching up to 30% of their salaries

Kav LaOved helped hundreds of workers during deadly Operation Protective Edge

Fired for Speaking Arabic

A few weeks after the ban: Nahariya hospital administrator allows employees to speak Arabic

System of employment in the school system boosted the number of unemployed in the summer

Increasing number of Israeli teachers laid off over summer months

Foreign workers are the new Kibbutzniks

Foreign Workers Now Teach Jews How To Farm — on the Kibbutz

The right decision, and thank the fence

The High Court held: Holot facility is closed, you can not imprison year infiltrators

The High Court ruled: Do not imprison asylum seekers a year – without trial

Asylum seekers: welcome the decision of the High Court, afraid of what lies ahead

The High Court ruled: The infiltrators could hold facility “Holot” closed

We are left without tools against infiltrators

In dramatic ruling, High Court rejects Israel’s policies on illegal migrants

Employ a housecleaner? You have to pay holiday pay

Minus wages and rights, cleaners have excellent conditions

Israel cuts Thai interpreters from Health Ministry translation services

Israel is once again becoming a slave trader

They were promised a school of agriculture in Israel, but in practice it was a scam

Kav LaOved during Operation Protective Edge

During the summer of 2014 Kav LaOved helped hundreds of workers...

How Much will the kibbutzim deduct from foreign workers in agriculture wages?

How Much will the kibbutzim deduct from foreign workers in agriculture wages?

Detour

Students participating in international agriculture study programs are working as migrants...

Opinion: Bennett, Protect Vulnerable Workers

The Minister of the Economy and the head of the cost...

Without Unions Workers Continue to be Poor

In an article published in The Marker, Martin Villar, Coordinator of...

Home Field: Visiting agricultural workers in Israel, part 5

In a series of posts that appeared in the blog-based web...

A bitter Shavuot harvest

As the festival of Shavuot approaches, it is important to remember...

Worker Exploitation: How the State Supports Businesses

In honor of May Day we lift our heads to confront...

Who takes care of the foreign workers?

The denial of medical services to foreign workers, who are morally...

Israel’s Health Ministry to probe into deaths of Thai farmers

Ministry's regulations for the safe handling of pesticides are not properly...

‘Mysterious syndrome’ claims lives of dozens of Thai farm workers

Forty-three farm laborers from Thailand died from what is termed 'sudden...

Home Field: Visiting agricultural workers in Israel, part 4

In a series of posts that appeared in the blog-based web...

Still dirty, dangerous and demeaning

As conditions for domestic workers in many Western countries are slowly...

Women’s rights in the field

The personal and professional needs of migrant women working in agricultural...

A Caregiver’s XFACTOR

Migrant caregiver Rose Fostanes won the XFACTOR competition in Israel. But...

Sponsored by the Knesset: Exploitation of Migrant Caregivers

In an article published on YNET, Kav LaOved labor law attorney...

No one is Counting the Workers

After two years of inactivity by government authorities the number of...

Construction workers in danger? Revoke the contractor’s license.

The number people injured and fatally wounded in work related accidents...

Home Field: Visiting agricultural workers in Israel, part 3

In a series of posts that appeared in the blog-based web...

Protecting All Workers’ Rights

Jerusalem Post Op-Ed contributor demonstrates how the government of Israel must...

Refugees Pay Income Tax, Do Not Earn Credits

Kav LaOved explains why the state earns twice at the expense...

Asylum Seekers are Forced to Forgo the Right to Strike

While many employers of asylum seekers came out in defense of...

Limbo in the Levant

A NY Times opinion page article by a refugee from Eritrea...

Regulating Refugee Employment is the Only Option

For many years permits issued to asylum seekers have protected them...

Mako Channel 2 – Caregivers’ World from Outside Israel

9.12.2013. Mako Channel 2. Noa Oron. “Here is How a Caretaker's...

Mako Channel 2 – Rights Disturbances at Cafes

30.10.2013. Mako Channel 2. Oz Rozenberg. “Rights Disturbances at Cafes.” http://www.mako.co.il/news-channel2/Economy-Newcast/Article-fffd98b3b8a0241004.htm

Haaretz Opinion – Chasing, Not Enforcing

28.10.2013. Haaretz. Rony Margalit. “Chasing, Not Enforcing." http://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/.premium-1.2151143

Calcalist – The Thai Finishes His Work, The Thai Can Sue

25.10.2013. Calcalist. Zohar Shachar Levi & Keren Tzuriel Harari. “The Thai...

Calcalist – The Palestinians are Progressing But There is a Limit

23.10.2013. Calcalist. Gil Klian.”The Palestinians are progressing but there is a...

Mako Channel 2 – Hundreds of Migrant Workers From Thailand Sue Their Employers

29.10.2013. Mako Channel 2. Oz Rozenberg. “Hundreds of Migrant Workers from...

Foreign Workers Take Exploitive Employers to Court

Home Field: Visiting Agricultural Workers in Israel, Part 1

Labor Court: Palestinian Employed in Settlements Are Eligible for Wages According to Israeli Law

The Marker – Labor Court: Palestinian Employed in Settlements Are Eligible for Wages According to Israeli Law

Calcalist – How They Remove More Than 40% From Construction

972 Magazine- Improper Residence: The Squalid Conditions of Israel’s migrant workers

Mako – Exploitation of Workers- Also in Hi-Tech

The Marker – One Worker in the Center? Not Using Hollow Statements

Haaretz – Sweatshops 10 Minutes from Jerusalem

The Marker – Who Protects the Workers? 10 Shekels an Hour without Payslip and without Rights

Galatz – Pink Collar: Women and Work, on the Occasion of Workers’ Day

Ynet – We All Pay for the Exploitation of Workers

Exploitation of Workers Under the Law

The Abuse of Africans- a Disgrace to Israel

Israel Social TV – Mediation Fees Prohibited

Ynet – Earns before Needs

Galey Tzahal – Employment in Israel is costly: Brokerage fees for caregivers

Mako – What kind of Independence?

The Marker – Economy – Without Workers and Industry

HaOketz – Migrants, Workers, Exploited

Ynet – Racism- Search for it in the Workplace

The Marker – The High Court of Justice: Caregivers are not eligible for overtime payment

Haaretz – Conservative Activism at the Expense of Caregiving Workers

The High Court of Justice: The Law on Rest and Work didn’t start over foreign caregivers

Haaretz – The UN joins the petition to the High Court of Justice against the Prevention of the Infiltration Law

Nana – The Day That Was

Israël : des bus « réservés » aux Palestiniens

New York Times – Israelis Divided Over Seperate Bus Lines for Arabs and Jews in Occupied West Bank

Mako – Seperation Plan on Buses Continues

Ynet – The Women that Changed our Lives

Ynet – Bulgarian Workers: Israel Deceived Us

Aljazeera – Zionism Neoliberal Style

Ynet – Mom, only on Skype

The Marker – Get Ready for More Crashes of Contracting Companies