Ministry of Economy and Industry | Directorate General of Labor

Lectures

An important part of the public explanatory activity of the Commissioner's Unit are lectures on the Unit's activity. During 2021, the Commissioner's staff delivered 14 such lectures to various audiences. The lectures focused on presenting information about the employment of foreign workers in Israel, and explanations about their labor rights and their options if these rights are violated. The lectures included:

• A lecture for Thai workers who came to Israel to work in agriculture (February, May).

• A lecture for the ImmigrationAuthority employees, who oversee the conditions of foreignworkers arriving in Israel by virtue of bilateral agreements, about the rights of caregiving workers (February).

• A lecture for the employees of the Ministry of Economy's Division on the rights of caregiving employees (March).

• A lecture for participants in an enforcement course of the Immigration Authority about the Unit's activity (June).

• A lecture together with the Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities about the rights of foreign workers' rights in the caregiving sector (June-July).

• A lecture for human resources employees in the 'Isrotel' hotel network about Palestinian laborers' rights (October).

• A lecture for the staff of a shelter for victims of trafficking about foreign workers' issues (October).

• A lecture for the OECD organization presenting the Unit and its work and conducting a discussion about sanctions and compliance with the conditions of the bilateral agreements (November).

• Participation in a panel addressing the prevention of human trafficking conducted by representatives of government and civic society organizations about ways to advance the struggle against human trafficking in Israel (December).

• A lecture for the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims about the rights of foreign caregiving workers (December).

• A lecture for high school students and teachers at Kfar Hayarok about labor migration and the rights of migrant workers as part of "Human Rights Day" (December).

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