Building and Wood Workers Union

18.02.2026

A workforce counting its losses: 79 workers didn’t come home in 2025

The year 2025 exposed a devastating reality in Israel’s construction sector: seventy‑nine workers were killed on the job, more than half of them in building, ...Read more

23.06.2025

Crane operators gain the right to shelter—a basic protection, at last

In response to missile attacks on Israel, the Histadrut won new protections for crane operators, ensuring no work without access to secure bomb shelters.

21.06.2025

Histadrut aids foreign workers after missile strike their home

When a missile struck the Holon apartment of five newly arrived Uzbek construction workers, ,the Histadrut showed that labor solidarity knows no borders.