Israeli government under pressure to overhaul foreign worker policy
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Property, Middle East, Labour & Workers, Property & Housing, World News, Business & Economy
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A leading construction industry representative called on the government to urgently overhaul Israel’s foreign worker intake system after State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman issued a scathing report on the failure to bring in enough laborers for the sector, a shortfall that the report said caused billions of shekels in economic damage and delayed housing projects.
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