Israeli town launches campaign against foreign workers

Haaretz- Bnei Brak city hall begins public campaign against renting flats to migrant workers yet simultaneously employs them.

Bnei Brak city hall launched a public campaign against renting flats to migrant workers and refugees two weeks ago, but it appears the municipality actually employs migrants, Haaretz has found. The city employs 10 foreign workers in its sanitary department through the subcontractor Ford Municipal Systems.

The municipality, in confirming this, said all 10 had residence and work permits, and that it could not restrict the workforce under its current contract with the subcontractor. Read more