Ministry of Economy and Industry | Directorate General of Labor

ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT 2021

Following the events of the past year, posts were published about the Covid pandemic, health insurance, and guidance on ways to contend with missile alerts. At the same time, the Unit published posts on issues that queries received from workers and employers identified as misunderstood or problematic. Several of the posts appear below:

Wages on weekly rest day: the post details five things that are important for foreign workers to know about working on the weekly rest day. This post was viewed 40,074 times and clicked on 5,853 times.

Death of a patient: this post addresses the sensitivities involved when a foreign caregiver's patient dies. The post clarifies the worker's status and rights upon the patient's death. This post was viewed 11,354 times and the link appearing in it was clicked on 1,742 times. Information for workers in the different sectors ahead of the holiday period: this post concentrates important information for foreign workers in the agriculture, caregiving, and construction sectors about workers' rights during the holiday period. The post details entitlement to vacation during this period and the calculation of payment for work on holidays. This post was viewed 5,874 times and clicked on 229 times. Suitable accommodation: this post addresses the suitable accommodation conditions for foreign workers. The post details the employer's obligation to provide suitable accommodation for all the foreign workers and the minimal standards to which it must conform. This post was viewed 6,237 times and clicked on 471 times.

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