Asylum seekers returning to work after the strike last January were required to sign contracts undermining their employment conditions.
Asylum seekers and refugees strike, January 2014 (Photo: Activestills)
According to Noa Kaufman, Coordinator for Refugee and Asylum Seeker Workers in Kav La’Oved, soon after the asylum seeker workers employed in restaurants, hotels, and maintenance went out on strike, many of their employers came out in their defense, and held events in Tel Aviv restaurants and clubs to express support of the workers’ protest. On the other hand, some employers decided to exploit the strike to undermine the employment conditions of strikers who returned to work.
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