Overview

• Ten global trade unions have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization, accusing Israel of breaching the 1949 Protection of Wages Convention.
• The unions claim that Israel's exclusion of approximately 200,000 Palestinian workers has left many in extreme poverty due to unpaid wages and loss of employment.
• Israel justifies the exclusion on security grounds, citing attacks by Hamas that have killed 1,200 people and led to the displacement of nearly 2.3 million Palestinians.
• The complaint highlights the economic impact on Palestinian workers, including an estimated $19 million per day in economic production losses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
• If the ILO finds Israel in violation, it could lead to an investigation and potential sanctions, similar to actions taken in Myanmar in the 1990s.