Kav LaOved - Worker's Hotline

National Network
Israel
Address

75 Nachalat Binyamin, 4F
Tel Aviv-Jaffa 61022
Israel

Telephone
03-6883766
Fax
03-6883537
E-Mail
info@kavlaoved.org.il
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1991
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
General Information
Kav LaOved – Worker’s Hotline is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the defense of workers’ rights and the enforcement of Israeli labor law designed to protect every worker in Israel, irrespective of nationality, religion, gender, and legal status. Since its establishment in 1991, Kav LaOved has helped workers from all sectors realize and uphold their rights. Kav LaOved’s services target the most disadvantaged workers in Israel, including those employed by contracts and receiving low wages, Arab citizens of Israel, Palestinians, migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers, and new immigrants. Kav LaOved operates three branches, employs 27 staff members and 4 national civil service volunteers and enlists the crucial support of over 130 volunteers. In 2012, the organization served over 35,000 workers and secured more than 16 million New Israeli Shekels in total, withheld sums entitled to workers by law.
Mission and Objectives

Vision
Kav LaOved envisions an Israeli society in which workers, regardless of gender, religion, nationality, race, age and legal status in the Israeli labor market, are respected, valued, and recognized for their contributions via full and complete protection of their labor rights.
Mission
Kav LaOved aspires to prevent abuse and exploitation of workers by demanding fair employment terms and conditions, addressing both individual cases and greater phenomena of violation of workers’ rights. Kav LaOved strives to improve and strengthen:
Workers’ Awareness in order to inform, educate, and empower workers to know and defend their own labor rights
State Policy in order to create, amend, and enforce legislation to improve employment terms and conditions in the Israeli labor market
Social Responsibility in order to influence Israeli culture and society to recognize the rights of disadvantaged workers in the Israeli labor market and uphold principles of social justice

Main Projects / Activities

Individual assistance to workers via public reception hours, internet, and Kav LaOved’s telephone hotline in order to find effective and safe solutions for workers experiencing abuse and exploitation.
Public advocacy through development of position papers, attendance in parliamentary committees, on-going dialogue with various government ministries, and principled petitions to Israeli labor courts.
Cooperative partnership with state authorities, monitoring current policies, encouraging effective enforcement over employers, and supervising the granting of employment licenses and work permits.
Legal and procedural support by advising and representing workers and partaking in litigation.
Education and community outreach by raising awareness of workers’ rights to individual workers and society at large via distribution of “Zchutonim” (informational flyers detailing workers’ legal rights) in numerous languages, publishing thematic flyers, research and reports, and conducting workshops and lectures for workers as well as students, lawyers, etc.
Partnerships with a wide range of Israeli and international organizations, unions, and institutions for human and workers’ rights.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ala Khatib
Job Title
Executive Director
Head of the organisation
Ala Khatib