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"Kav LaOved" - Worker's Hotline Newsletter
August 2017
Dear friends & colleagues,
Please find below our August newsletter. The summer is almost over, and we’ve been busy here at Kav LaOved: a lot of our work this month has been focused on the Refugee and Asylum Seeker community that is facing difficult legal challenges. Through the following articles we hope to provide you with some information on their daily struggles.

- With our best wishes, Kav LaOved
"Kav LaOved" aids all workers in the Israeli workforce
This month, we will share updates on our work protecting Refugees & Asylum Seekers with you
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Petition to the High Court Against the Deposit Fund Law
On July 26th, the Supreme Court heard a petition filed by Kav LaOved and other organizations regarding the constitutionality of the recent deposit fund law. This law mandates that 20% of asylum seekers' and refugees' salaries be deducted and placed in a deposit fund. To encourage asylum seekers to leave the country, this money will only be accessible to them upon leaving Israel. 

Adv. Michal Tadjer (KLO) and Elad Kahana (TAU Refugee Clinic), argued before the Court, emphasizing that the law is unprecedented, unconstitutional and discriminating against the asylum seekers.

Following the hearing, the Court ordered the State to explain the deduction from the wages of asylum seekers. Kav LaOved now awaits the second hearing, which will be held at the beginning of December.
Our full post on this subject.
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Haile turned to us for help after his contractor, Zhu - a migrant worker – didn't pay him his salary for June. The KLO volunteer who met him thought that Haile seemed very emotional and vulnerable. Haile's brother, sister and 9 year old nephew are being held in Libya. He explained that he needs to pay the ransom for their release and was relying on this salary. When he was held in the refugee detention center in Holot, the direness of his financial needs pushed him to escape and find employment just to help his family. We reached out to the company that hired Zhu himself, as he is not a registered company. Unfortunately, they refused to cooperate. We escorted Haile to the worksite to try to get more information and went with him to file a complaint with the police. Finally, we have secured enough information to file a lawsuit in court. We have also informed HIAS of Haile's story, and they have agreed to appeal to the Ministry of Interior for an exemption from Holot as long as his family is at risk in Libya.
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Nazareth
Mercaz HaBshorah
Phone: 04-6082228
Fax: 153-4-6082228
Haifa
Herzl 18, Floor 2
Phone: 04-8643350
Fax: 04-8644238
Tel Aviv
Nahalat Binyamin 75, Floor 4
Phone: 03-6883766
Fax: 03-6883537
All donations will allow "Kav LaOved" to help workers get their rights at work and the money taken from them by their employers. Even a fixed contribution of 10 NIS per month. To donate by direct debit bank or credit card deposit contribution click here. Association account: Bank Hapoalim branch 781 Account 431095 in the name "Kav LaOved". To send a check to the offices of the association via mail: Kav LaOved PO Box 2319 ​​Tel Aviv 61022
Donations to Kav LaOved within Israel are income tax deductible under Section 46. Tax-deductible donations from abroad, by New Israel Fund. For more info: emilie@kavlaoved.org.il
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