Asylum seekers and refugees strike, January 2014 (Photo: Activestills)

Asylum seekers are forced to forgo the right to strike

Asylum seekers returning to work after the strike last January were required to sign contracts undermining their employment conditions. 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…