Israel seeks 50,000 foreign workers
The Israeli occupation government has announced an emergency plan to bring in approximately 50,000 foreign workers from Asian and Eastern European countries considered "friendly" by Israel, to work in the construction and industrial sectors within the occupied territories. The aim is to completely and permanently replace Palestinian workers. This step comes as part of a policy of full separation and heightened security measures, with the complete prohibition of Palestinian workers' entry starting from October 2023, as part of collective punishment measures and efforts to harm the Palestinian economy. The number of Palestinian workers in Israel has declined from over 150,000 before the freeze to less than 20,000, leading to a crisis in the Israeli labor market, especially in construction and real estate sectors. Through this plan, the occupation seeks to enforce a permanent economic separation and increase reliance on foreign labor to compensate for the shortage and attain greater economic and security control, in line with the policies of the right-wing government.
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