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Monthly Issue/February 2021

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10Bis couriers, downtown Jerusalem, January 4, 2021. (Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Histadrut Calls on 10Bis’ Parent Company to Recognize Union. The Histadrut calls on people in Israel and around the world to contact the Dutch CEO of delivery app's parent company to demand they uphold promises to workers

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen 0

Labor struggles around the world that have received support from Labor Start (photos: Labor Start website)

Workers of the World, Dot Com. Labor Start website harnesses the Internet on behalf of labor struggles around the world | Israeli founder, Eric Lee: “If you work for the same dream of social justice and solidarity, then there are a lot of people you can work with”

By Yael Elnatan 0

Tar at the Beit Dor Beach. Is this what’s next for Eilat’s beaches? (Photo: Yosi Uzan)

"A Disaster of This Magnitude Was Only a Matter of Time". In the wake of an oil spill that has coated Israel’s shores with tar, environmental organizations demand an end to Israel’s plan to transfer oil through the Gulf of Eilat

By Erez Raviv 0

Sam Bersky and the sweaters he knitted. From right to left, Times Square in New York City, , the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Photo: Private album)

Traveling the World With Knitting Needles in Hand. Sam Bersky, knitting extraordinaire: “I realized that basically anything can be put on a sweater, and as I got better, I realized that this is what I want to do with my life"

By David Twersky 0

Eliran Kozlik, head of Teva Workers' Committee, who organized the campaign to continue the employment of 13 non-unionized cleaners (Photo: Jonathan Bloom)

Teva Union Organize to Stop the Firing of 13 Cleaning Workers. Workers in the Israeli pharmaceutical company sent dozens of emails to the company's management asking for the continued employment of these cleaners, who work on contract

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen 0

The identification event that took place today at the Histadrut. (Photo: Histadrut spokeswoman)

Israeli Unions Join Solidarity Action Against Spike in Domestic Violence. Bar-David: "We will fight until the unbearable violence against women is uprooted"

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen 0

A woman waiting to be served at an employment service center in Israel. (Photo Archive: Employment Services Office)

Israeli Women Work More, Have More Children, and their Jobs are the First to Suffer. Studies show that during the pandemic, women worldwide experience more unemployment than men due to demands to replace childcare | In Israel, 70% of new job seekers in the last lockdown were women

By Lily Sieradzki 0

Ultra-orthodox jews waiting for a bus at the Bar-Ilan junction in Jerusalem, October 19, 2020. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bnei Brak Residents Unpack Recent Clashes Between Police and Ultra-Orthodox. With high morbidity rates straining public hospitals and mounting public criticism for violent clashes with the police over lockdown enforcement, ultra-Orthodox communities are trying to escape the "traps of generalizations"

By Yahel Faraj 0

The empty arrival hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 3, 2021. (Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Airport Shuttered, Israel Halts Aliyah for First Time in Its History. Jews around the world face danger and uncertainty as immigration plans are abruptly stalled | “Their hearts are already there”

By Deborah Secular 0

Mutual Aid Fund: Mirella Mikhalovich, social worker, pictured on left: "I have spoken to more than 260 families in the last two months." (Photo: David Tversky)

“In Israel in 2021, a Paying Job Doesn’t Necessarily Protect You from Poverty”. The Histadrut’s Mutual Aid Fund helps families in need during the pandemic | "In the past, if a worker was fired, we would provide legal aid. Now, people need blankets"

By Omer Cohen 0