Even skilled people have to do the work of labourers

The plight of thousands of Indians who have gone to Israel for work
They are forced to work for 12 hours a day !

Hyderabad (Telangana) – The plight of an estimated 1,500 Indian citizens who have gone to Israel for better wages has come to the fore. Skilled Indians in various fields have to do the work of labourers. In addition, while the original contract was to work 200 to 236 hours a week, everyone is being forced to work a whopping 360 hours, 12 hours a day.

1. Some of these Indians are civil engineers. Others are construction experts, ceramic tiles experts, furniture manufacturing experts, etc.

2. Many complain that they received ‘good wages’ as per the contract, but did not get the work they were told during selection. Most of them are working as labourers at construction sites. Some are lifting bricks and cement, while others are cleaning houses.

3. Soma Ravi, president of the ‘Israel-Telangana Association’, told a Hindi newspaper that during the Israel-Hamas war, Israel felt a shortage of skilled workers, so people were sent from India. It is estimated that since December 2023, 10,000 Indian skilled workers have been sent to Israel. Of these, more than 1,500 have been given different jobs.

4. Indian workers are mainly working in Rafah, the Lebanese border, Ashdod, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Holon, Jerusalem, and Netanya.

5. In this case, the Union government had said in December 2024 that some workers had raised complaints related to Israel with Government officials. They have been resolved. On the other hand, the workers say that the Government has not resolved them despite raising complaints.