NII Insensitivity towards Non-Israeli Workers
National Insurance Institute encumbers medical treatment to workers who are not Israelis and forces Kav LaOved to file unnecessary lawsuits to Labor Court. By Hanna Zohar Last week, an investigation...
View ArticleLack of Data Makes it Easy to Exploit Workers
A new study reveals that municipalities in Israel do not collect and document information on contract workers being employed under their jurisdiction. 25.12.2014 By: Roni Livneh A study by the...
View ArticleSynchronization of the Systems only Works against Female Workers
Hanna Zohar, founder of “Worker’s Hotline,” talks about the difficulties facing two working asylum seekers in obtaining the rights due to every female worker in Israel. 25.12.2014 By Hannah Zohar E....
View ArticleCancelation of Credit Points on Income Tax for Non-Israelis
Recently, we received many inquiries from working Asylum Seekers that a big sum of money was deducted from their salary for tax purpose. We are asking you to help us spread the relevant information:...
View ArticleRobbing Widows and Orphans
By: Hanna Zohar Muniya, a mother of six and resident of Tulkarem, was suddenly widowed when her husband, who had been working in Israel for years, died as a result of cardiac arrest. The whole family...
View ArticleThe Feminization of Migration
By Abigail F. Kolker In the last 50 years, women’s international migration has expanded in scope and changed in character, being dubbed the “feminization of migration.” Whereas in the past women mostly...
View ArticleNew Report on Asylum Seeking Working Women in Israel
In light of international women’s day, Kav LaOved – Workers’ Hotline is issuing a report eviewing the situation of thousands of asylum seeking working women in Israel. As of the beginning of 2015,...
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تسكتيش عحقك! Don’t give up your rights!
Kav LaOved recently launched an Arab media campaign, hoping to raise the awareness of female Arab workers to their rights under Israeli labor law. The campaign, titled “Don’t give up your rights!”...
View ArticleOfficial Launch of the #OurHands Social Media Campaign
On June 16th, domestic workers and their supporters around the world will unite in celebration of International Domestic Workers Day. Every year on this day, we celebrate the adoption of ILO Convention...
View ArticleRefugee Day 2015
We met Tesafay (ficticious name) at the Holot detention facility where he has been detained for a year and four months. He is hoping to be released in four more months. Tesafay worked in a fashionable...
View ArticleAllegations Made by Human Rights Organizations are Confirmed by the State...
5.5.2015 State Comptroller Confirms: The Immigration Authority and the Ministry of Economy failed to enforce the rights of migrant workers. Kav LaOved, The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, Physicians...
View ArticleThe Coalition Agreement Will Cause Severe Violations of Migrant Workers’ Rights
14.5.2015 Kav LaOved, together with Hotline – The Center for Refugees and Migrant Workers and the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, appealed yesterday to the Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu,...
View ArticleTo Work at All Costs
By Hanna Zohar The report on the decline of the unemployed in April is very encouraging but we must not forget the concurrent rise in the rate of poor workers. The 2014 National Insurance Institute...
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New Kav LaOved Report: Below the Minimum
Recently, Kav LaOved released an English translation of its report on Thai migrant agricultural workers released in June 2014. The report focuses on the systematic violation of payment of the minimum...
View ArticleThe Caregiver’s Choice
By Ido Shkolnik Although the feminist movement has resolutely led the equal rights struggle for years, inequality remains a stark problem—particularly in the labor market. While inequality exists...
View ArticleA Victory for Workers
On August 30, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that a petition filed by the Teval Security, Cleaning, and Services Ltd and adopted Kav LaOved’s petition that employees have the right to file a class...
View ArticleAre Asylum Seekers Allowed to Work in Israel?
The Israeli authorities have continually issued vague and confusing “permit-visas” for refugees, which has led many employers to assume it is prohibited to employ asylum seekers, though in most cases...
View ArticleKav LaOved Conducts a Field Visit to a Moshav
Every month, Kav LaOved staff conducts field visits to moshavim and kibbutzim to meet with migrant agricultural workers, discuss their labor rights, and document their living and working conditions....
View ArticleFarewell Event for Hanna Zohar – Founder of Kav LaOved
On Thursday, August 20th, there was a festive retirement party held for Hanna Zohar, the founder of Kav LaOved. Employees, volunteers, and friends alike all congregated to commemorate Hanna’s career of...
View ArticleKav LaOved files a class action for 100,000,000 NIS, alleging widespread...
A motion for the approval of a class action lawsuit was filed in the Israeli Central District Court for the aggregate sum of over 100,000,000 NIS against Agrostudies, a company controlled by Granot,...
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