Israel Construction Sector: Amidst the Israel-Hamas war, Israel has banned the citizens of Gaza from giving permits to work in their country. Israel’s construction industry has sought permission from the government to recruit 1 lakh Indian workers in place of 90 thousand Palestinians.
Haim Feiglin, vice president of the Israel Builders Association, said in a report by Voice of America in the West Bank: “We are currently in talks with India. We are waiting for the Israeli government to approve our proposals. We hope That to run Israel smoothly, there is a need to bring 50 thousand to one lakh workers from India.”
In May this year, Israel signed an agreement with India under which 42 thousand Indians were allowed to work in Israel.
25 percent Palestinians in Israel’s construction sector
According to the report, 25 percent of Palestinians are used in Israel’s construction sector. In this, 10 percent workers come from Gaza area. Haim Feiglin said, “We are caught in the middle of a war and Palestinians contribute 25 percent of the construction sector. They have not been allowed to work in the country since the beginning of the war.”
People of Gaza living in poverty and helplessness
Before the war, 18 thousand citizens of Gaza were allowed to do small jobs in Israel. The unemployment rate in Gaza is 50 percent. The people of Gaza struggle a lot to get a permit to work in Israel. Regarding the permits given by Israel to the citizens of Gaza, it was believed that this had brought some stability to the situation of poverty and helplessness in Gaza.
The people of Gaza are stuck in limbo after their permits were cancelled.
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