Labor Rights
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The right to work and to decent working conditions is one of the most basic human rights, the fulfillment of which serves to benefit all of society. There are various labor laws in Israel, intended to ensure the basic rights of workers, but in recent years there has been a growing trend of infringement on the rights of workers and the unemployed. As a result, many people in Israel, especially those belonging to the weakest sectors of society, are unable to exercise their right to work with dignity.
ACRI actively challenges laws that promote discrimination in the workplace, including laws that allow for discrimination in the application process and use racial grounds as a means for refusing employment. ACRI also utilizes the courts to promote dignified employment contracts for migrant workers, and employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers. Equal and dignified working conditions for women is another priority. In order to ensure accountability, ACRI produces educational materials on workers’ rights and publications criticizing employment legislation that is blatantly, or even discretely, discriminatory.
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Problematic Welfare-to-Work ‘Wisconsin Plan’ will not be Expanded
July 23, 2009
The Knesset voted against the expansion of the program, thus accepting the organizations’ position that changes need to be made … Read more
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ACRI Protests Immediate Expulsion of Nearly 10,000 Migrant Workers
June 9, 2009
ACRI: It is the responsibility of the State to allow migrants working in agriculture to complete their employment period, enabling … Read more
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Human Rights Groups to Finance Minister: Don’t Expand Wisconsin Plan
April 28, 2009
ACRI and partner oragnizations urge new minister to reconsider expanding Wisconsin Plan,. Four organizations – ACRI, Community Advocacy, Mizrahi Democratic … Read more
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ACRI’s 2008 Annual Report
April 7, 2009
Presenting ACRI’s legal, educational and public outreach work, the Annual Report brings personal stories and highlights the orgnization’s activities To … Read more
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State of Human Rights Report 2008
December 7, 2008
ACRI Gauges Israel’s Realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 60th Anniversary of its Adoption The full version … Read more