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• Winner of the Israel Prize, Prof. Oded Goldreich, chooses to donate proceeds of the prize to human rights organizations.

• Our offices will be closed during the Passover week (15-23.4)

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• June Newsletter 2020

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• Workers’ Rights in the Time of Corona

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• A MEANS TO AN END Violation of Labor Rights by Foreign Contracting Companies in Israel

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

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• Before any work with chemicals, demand appropriate guidance and protective equipment!

• Any electricity work must be performed by a qualified electrician!

• The law requires your employer to give you all necessary personal safety equipment: demand it!

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• An Invitation to the General Assembly of Kav LaOved Association

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• The Lives of the Workers that Cannot Vote Are Worthless

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• The relationship ban appeal judge recused himself following pressure

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• The Price They Pay, For The Price We pay – A Report

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• The Occupation of Labor – Palestinian Employment in Israel

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

• Summary: Week 32 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

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• Summary: Week 29 of Work Accidents in the Construction Field for the Year of 2018

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

• This week closed with the death of the 21st worker killed this year in work accidents in the construction sector.

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

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

• Exposé: Turkish construction workers in Israel facing horrific conditions

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• Firing a woman due to pregnancy is unlawful. Firing a pregnant woman after employing her for 6 months or longer is also prohibited.

• 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

• Are you a contract worker? You only need to work 175 hours per month to be considered a full time employee.

• June 2018 – Kav LaOved Monthly Newsletter

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• Did you show up for work for 75 consecutive days? You are entitled to annual leave.

• “We cannot blame foreigners for all of our country’s problems.”

• May Newsletter: This Month at “Kav LaOved”- Deposit Law Fraud Exposed

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• 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

• Full Time Workers’ Rights: Sick Days

• We did it! With your help, Kav LaOved was announced as the winner of The Elders #WalkTogether Prize for Courage

• Kav LaOved needs your vote for the 2017 Grassroots Justice #WalkTogether Prize for Courage!

• Kav LaOved – Workers Hotline is searching for a Thai speaking fieldworker

• 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

• Dramatic Rise in Brokerage Fees Paid by Caregivers in Israel

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

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• 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

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• Israel Must Provide Asylum Seekers With a Solution – Haaretz Article

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

• Everything You Should Know About Eritreans in Israel – in Cooperation with the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants

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• 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

• Second and Third Readings Approved for a Law Steeply Deducting Funds from Asylum Seeker Wages

• 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

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• Alternative model of employment for Palestinian workers

  Promoting an alternative allocation model of employment permits for Palestinian construction...

• Infringements of Palestinian workers Rights

  Position Paper on The Government Decision to Promote Economic...

• Violation of the Right to Medical Care of Palestinian Workers

  Kav LaOved–Worker's Hotline published today an updated report which portrays a...

• Kav LaOved filed an appeal regarding the mismanagement of pension funds for Palestinian workers employed in Israel

  Press release Kav LaOved – Worker’s Hotline filed an appeal (2.11)...

• 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...

• Kav LaOved Conducts a Field Visit to a Moshav

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

• A Victory for Workers

  The Supreme Court Recognizes the Right to Class Action when Trade...

• 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...

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• New Report on Asylum Seeking Working Women in Israel

  In light of international women's day, KLO is issuing a report...

• The Feminization of Migration

  In the last 50 years, women’s international migration has expanded in...

• Robbing Widows and Orphans

  Muniya, a mother of six and resident of Tulkarem, was suddenly...

• Cancelation of Credit Points on Income Tax for Non-Israelis

  We received many inquiries from working Asylum Seekers that a big...

• Synchronization of the Systems only Works against Female Workers

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• Lack of Data Makes it Easy to Exploit Workers

  A new study reveals that municipalities in Israel do not collect...

• NII Insensitivity towards Non-Israeli Workers

  National Insurance Institute encumbers medical treatment to workers who are not...

• New Report on Arab Workers in Israel

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

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

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  Ahmed Abdir stood waiting in the long line at the Tulkarem...

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  Israeli human rights organizations in response to the passing of the...

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• It is Illegal to Dismiss Arab Workers Due to their Origin

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

• The Problem with the Pension Fund for Palestinian Workers

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• TAU 150 cleaning workers united

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• Continuing to Guard the Security Guards

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• 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

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• 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

• Response to HCJ Ruling to Close Holot

  The response of the petitioners, the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants,...

• 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

• You are employers!

  As we move towards the High Holidays, Kav LaOved calls...

• Minus wages and rights, cleaners have excellent conditions

• Israel cuts Thai interpreters from Health Ministry translation services

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  In this interim report we provide a summary review and a...

• Israel is once again becoming a slave trader

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

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

• Detour

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• Report: Below the Minimum

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• The “Party” is Over

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• HCJ Ruling: Health Care Rights for Long-term Caregivers

  On June 23, 2014, the High Court of Justice decided favorably...

• NGOs Call for Action Against Dismissal of Arab Workers

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• The Writing Was on the Wall

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• Release of Kav LaOved’s 2013 Annual Report

  Kav LaOved summarizes its efforts in 2013 in a comprehensive report...

• Exploitation by Hour  

  The Forum for Enforcement of Workers' Rights published a position paper...

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• Presentation: Safety and Health at Work

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• Opinion: Bennett, Protect Vulnerable Workers

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

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

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  Elsa Mandefro Asfaw, a Service Learning Volunteer from the University of...

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  In honor of International Refugee Day - June 20 - various...

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  The State Comptroller points to deficiencies and lack of planning to...

• 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...

• Opinion: Asylum seekers are entitled to severance pay

  Workers who were summoned to the Holot Detention Center and subsequently...

• Worker Exploitation: How the State Supports Businesses

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

• Workplace Accident: The Race for Recognition

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• Supporting Eritrean Women Workers

  Eritrean women are among the most marginalized in the Israeli labor...

• Summary of Labor Violations by Genesis Fresh Herbs Ltd.

  This complaint was made in response to the extremely troubling violations...

• Position paper for the Knesset on migrant agricultural workers

  This position paper, submitted to the Knesset, discusses the exploitative conditions...

• “The Economy of the Occupation” – 2010 report on Palestinian workers

  This report explores illegal deducations taken from Palestinian workers' salaries by...

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  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...

• Supreme Court Will Hear the Petition Against the New Infiltration Law

  The Supreme Court will deliberate on the petition co-sponsored by human...

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

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

• War on the Way to Work

  Day after day, thousands of Palestinian workers pass through the border...

• Home Field: Visiting agricultural workers in Israel, part 4

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

• Hoodwinked by the National Insurance Institute

  A worker hits a bureaucratic wall while submitting a workplace injury...

• 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...

• Equal Rights to Female Refugees as Well

  Kav LaOved accompanies an asylum seeker who has become, without her...

• 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...

• Monitoring the Implementation of the New Public Service Contract Regulations

  Kav LaOved monitors the implementation of new regulations regarding public service...

• 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...

• A Look Back on 2013 and Forward towards 2014

  Kav LaOved CEO Ala Khatib describes some of the achievements of...

• Subsidies in the Form of Exploited Foreign Workers

  Half a billion ILS a year are stolen from migrant agricultural...

• 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...

• Working Without a Break

  Caregivers often work 24 hours seven days a week without a...

• NII Failures in Handling Non-Israeli Claims

  Summary of Knesset Committee on Foreign Workers meeting in which Kav...

• New NII Report on the Socio-economic Status of Women

  The report presents a grim picture of gaps in socio-economic status...

• Black Money, Black Labor

  Kav LaOved's newly translated report on the damaging phenomenon of illegal...

• Caregivers Call for Ratification of Convention 189

  On Saturday, January 4th, migrant caregivers will head to the streets,...

• Revisiting CEDAW After Two Years

  Kav LaOved revisits CEDAW's recommendations from 2011 on how to ensure...

• Reports on Agricultural Workers and Gender-Specific Violations

  Two new Kav LaOved reports on the situation of migrant agricultural...

• New Report on the National Insurance Institute (NII)

  This report deals with the rights that the NII is legally...

• Mako Channel 2 – Caregivers’ World from Outside Israel

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

• Minimum Wage in Judea and Samaria: Delay in Enforcement

  The Ministry of Economy is powerless in the enforcement of minimum...

• Kav LaOved lawyers are selected for the Israel Bar Association

  Four Kav LaOved lawyers will fill key positions in the Association...

• Worker Strikes For Rights And Is Deported To Thailand

  Workers in Agriculture at Moshav Sade Nitzan strike for working conditions....

• Local Authorities Called to Act on Behalf of Security Workers Employed by Educational Institutions

  A letter sent this morning to the Minister of Education, Minister...

• Palestinian Workers in Settlements Harmed by Pesticides

  Anyone looking at the fields of the Jordan Valley can easily...

• In the Knesset: “Separate Buses for Jews and Palestinians”

  Members of Knesset continue to promote segregated buses for Palestinian workers...

• Appeal Hearing for Social Rights for “Veteran” Caregivers

  The High Court of Justice is hearing Kav LaOved's 8 year-long...

• Anchoring in Law the Expansion Order for Compulsory Pension

  Due to non-compliance of employers to the expansion order for compulsory...

• Minimum Wage for Workers in Agriculture from the Arava

  From the beginning of this month, workers in agriculture from villages...

• Employing Asylum Seekers Can Improve South Tel Aviv

  Human rights organizations claimed in the Knesset committee today on migrant...

• 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

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• 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...

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