High Court justices harshly criticized Monday the state's decision to return 218 million shekels ($63 million), accumulated in a fund designated for paying sick leave to legal Palestinian workers, to their Israeli employers.
Exploited and underpaid, Palestinian women are fighting back in the workplace
Subject to below minimum wage jobs, no pay slips, and arbitrary layoffs in Israeli settlements, Palestinian women under occupation are learning more about their rights and are beginning to unionize.
Even the Labor Union Doesn’t Care
With no deterrence and in the absence of a government, fatal accidents at construction sites continue to occur.
50 Palestinian workers in a food plant in Atarot Industrial Zone go on strike
The workers seek to negotiate a collective agreement guaranteeing a raise in salary and improved working conditions
Israel’s Top Court Bars State From Giving $62m in Sick Pay Owed to Palestinian Workers
The state recently decided to give the money to Israeli employers, although critics point out that there is no transparency in the way it's calculated
Labour Force Survey – 3rd quarter 2019
Palestine labour force survey.
Exploitation and Profiteering: Palestinians Forced to Pay a Fortune to Work in Israel
The illegal trade in permits cost 20,000 workers $140 million last year, each paying up to around $7000. The profits go to brokers and employers
Palestinians strike for right to join their chosen union
For decades Palestinian workers in Israel and the Israeli settlements have had very limited freedom of association.
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