Safety at Work
Operating under missile fire: Practical tools for unions worldwide based on lessons from the Israeli model
When missile fire disrupts daily life, the world of work becomes one of the most vulnerable arenas. Workers face immediate barriers: difficulty travelling safely, caring ...Read more
Recognised as a victim of terror: Histadrut honours Mary Anne de Vera
The Histadrut mourns the death of Mary Anne de Vera, a 33‑year‑old caregiving worker from the Philippines who was killed in Tel Aviv by an ...Read more
Maintaining resilience and continuity – Histadrut message to workers amid “Operation Lion’s Roar”
Acting Histadrut Chairman Roi Yaakov urges workers across Israel to follow Home Front Command directives and maintain essential workplace continuity during Operation Lion’s Roar. He ...Read more
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
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.
Opinon: Why Israel must ratify ILO conventions to enhance workplace safety
Countries have a responsibility to ensure the safety and health of their workers.
Annual labor conference concludes with call for dialogue, collaboration and innovation
Trade Unionists, Government and Business convene in Eilat for the future of labor in Israel
Moyal: Time for action to prevent workplace deaths
On the backdrop of latest deaths, Construction Union leader calls for change in policy, action and resources
Avital Shapira addressed the 5th ITUC Congress
Histadrut calls on the ITUC affiliates to join efforts to expand the workers' knowledge, guarantee the workers' rights, and advance the path to peace through ...Read more
Confronting violence: Inspectors from Metropoline Ltd. will carry body cameras throughout their bus trips
The Histadrut and Metropoline Ltd have signed a special precedent-setting collective agreement intended to protect bus inspectors and drivers and create deterrence *** If a ...Read more
Histadrut chairman: “If no steps are taken to eradicate violence against public servants – I will declare a labor dispute in the entire public sector.”
Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David said this following increasing violence against workers and public servants. Bar-David called on state authorities and law enforcement to act vigorously ...Read more
62% of public workers admit to being affected by violence at work in the past year
The Histadrut recently conducted a comprehensive survey among 800 women and men employed in providing services and constitutes a representative sample of this population in ...Read more
Hundreds of construction sites across Israel halted activities on the National Day of Safety in Construction 2022
National Day of Safety for the Building and Infrastructure Industry took place on Thursday (26 May 2022) at construction sites all over Israel.Hundreds of construction ...Read more
Egged protest over poor and abusive working conditions
Drivers have long been warning that they have no place to refresh or rest at the end stations, let alone vacate the toilets. After the ...Read more
The Histadrut has declared a labour dispute with the driving tester companies
The Transportation Workers Union, of the Histadrut declared a labor dispute with the driving tester companies Taldor-One and Milagam. The dispute was declared today (24, ...Read more