07.17.2023 Supreme Court Rules to Protect the Rights of Foreign Workers The Supreme Court ruled 6-1 last week against the confiscation of all pension funds from foreign workers who fail to leave the country before their visa expires | Justice Minister Levin outraged: "Further proof of the necessity of legal reform" By Davar
07.17.2023 "We’re Moving Backwards:" One in Five LGBTQ+ Israelis Experience Workplace Discrimination Over half of the people on the trans spectrum are employed at minimum wage, according to Omer Elad, CEO of the Gila Project | “One in three Israelis is not willing to work with people from the trans community" By Hadas Yom Tov
06.26.2023 "A Man of Peace": Father Philotheos, head of Greek Orthodox community in Akko, Killed During Church Renovation Archimandrite Philotheos, 62, was injured and later pronounced dead after scaffolding collapsed on him during renovations of the Church of Saint George in Akko | He often met with the city's diverse communities, describing them as "a mosaic of many communities serving one God" By Nizzan Zvi Cohen
06.26.2023 Ulpan Teachers to Join 'New Horizon' Agreement After a Month of Protests The Ministry of Finance has announced that ulpan teachers’ salaries will rise with their entrance into the agreement | Negotiations between the parties have not yet ended By Michal Marantz
06.24.2023 A State Within a State: No End in Sight for Violence in Arab Towns Residents of the Arab town of Yafa an-Naseriyye in northern Israel are still in mourning following a shocking massacre earlier this month | "The level of personal security has dropped to a low,” says the head of the town council By Yahel Faraj and Yaniv Sharon
06.24.2023 "The Neoliberal Model has Failed in Mexico”: The Rise of the Labor Left Mexico's Secretary of the Interior, Luisa Alcalde, discusses lifting the country out of poverty and unemployment through social democratic policies | Minimum wage, new universities, and paid apprenticeships have driven down unemployment By Maya Ronen