The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 225)

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The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 225)

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the security of the passengers "even if it concerns Arab
women workers from the territories. . .'' She noted, too,
that there had been no change for the better in the work
conditions of women workers in the moshav. "Nothing new
under the sun, and hence comes my question: what is the
role of the Ministry of Labor?"
. . »Zalman Chen, the spokesman of the Ministry of Labor,
answered, "The phenomenon of the "Raises" is a nasty evil
nowadays. According to law, it is prohibited to employ
workers not through the employment bureau and there is
an arrangement by which workers are employed within the
bounds of the green line through the employment bureau in
the territories. Inspectors of the employment bureau try
to catch the lawbreakers and, in many cases, they succeed.
But there are cases in which "Raises" in cooperation with
employers in Israel, succeed in evading the inspectors and
in breaking the law. Not in every case workers from the
territories who are seen waiting for transportation are
unorganized."
Mr. Hirsch, of the State police, finally wrote to us:
"The traffic police in Hasharon area have visited and
inspected the roads near Moshav Rishpon and are continuing
to do so. Because of existing limitations, it is impos-
sible to have continuous inspection."
Yaakov Haelyon ends his article with his comment: "It
does not seem to us that the authorities concerned with
this case were anxious to abolish it." 133
This comment, however, is not adequate. Some extra ones are neces-
sary after listing the particular details of this article: the reluctance
of the police to take strict action against the "Raises" is pretty obvious.
What is more important, however, is the fact that the practice to be con-
demned turned into merely one of violating traffic laws, thus avoiding the
real issue, the very smuggling of labor from under occupation into Israel.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Labor's approach was that of rationalizing,
not condemning, the existing practice of "Raises" and use of smuggled la-
bor. Both attitudes are indicative of how law enforcement gets frozen and
official labor policy relaxes when faced with economic justification and

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