Ministry of Economy and Industry | Directorate General of Labor

ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT 2021

• "R" is a Ugandan citizen who came to Israel as an agricultural trainee. After his work permit expired, he began to work (without a permit) via a contracting company in a restaurant in central Israel. About six weeks later, he was apprehended by the immigration authorities and deported from the country before being able to calculate outstanding payments due to him or to exercise his rights, including not being paid for the second month he worked at the restaurant. After returning to Uganda, "R" contacted the Prime Minister's Office requesting assistance and was referred to the Commissioner's Unit which then contacted "R", the restaurant owner, and a representative of contracting company through which he was employed – to arrange payment of the outstanding salary. The Unit's efforts were successful and encouraged the worker's friends, who had worked with him at the same restaurant and had also been deported, to contact the Commissioner's Unit for help in receiving their outstanding salaries. Here too, thanks to the intervention of the Commissioner's Unit, the workers successfully received their salary. • "S" is a Palestinian worker in the agriculture sector who was injured in an accident outside work hours. Although the worker was forced to take several months sick leave, the employer failed to pay him for the sick leave days he had accumulated. The worker does not speak Hebrew and his son therefore contacted the Commissioner's Unit after finding the relevant telephone number on his father's pay slip. The Commissioner's Unit explained the legal situation to the son and recommended that he contact the employer directly. After this approach failed toachieveany results, heagaincontacted theCommissioner's Unit and requested its intervention. The Commissioner contacted the employer and stressed their legal obligations which they claimed to be unaware of. Several weeks later, the worker received the relevant sick leave payment.

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