https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-worker-shortage-israeli-builders-struggle-to-repair-war-damage/

The Finance Ministry has estimated the economic damage of Palestinians not coming to work at some NIS 3 billion ($830 million) a month.

You can bring some workers in, but bringing the same number of Palestinian workers who used to work in construction to fill this gap is a big challenge,” Ater said. “There is no way to fill the void of the Palestinian workers. Perhaps things will change, but it is not something we are seeing now.”

  • ksynwa_from_lemmygrad [he/him, des/pair]
    hexbear
    23
    6 months ago

    There are proposals being floated around sending Indian workers to Israel as migrant workers: https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2023/1224_pd/cwfi-opposes-haryana-govts%E2%80%99-move-send-construction-workers-israel

    • Awoo [she/her]
      hexbear
      8
      6 months ago

      They will be treated so fucking badly.

  • footfaults [none/use name]
    hexbear
    21
    6 months ago

    Palestinians not coming to work

    Love that weasel wording. How comes theyre not coming to work, Israel? honk