Israel Implements New Policy: Tenders for Service Supply to Exclude ‘Unprofitable’ Proposals that Incite Labor Law Violations

The Israeli government has announced that tenders for the supply of services will ban “unprofitable” proposals that provoke violations of labor laws. Employment relations in Israel are regulated by a number of sources, including constitutional rights, statutory rights, collective agreements, and individual labor contracts. The National Labor Court is the main judicial body that interprets these legal sources and develops labor and social security law.There have been concerns about the violation of workers’ rights in Israel, particularly in service industries such as security and cleaning, and in public service contracts with external contractors. The deficit tender method has been identified as a platform for the violation of workers’ rights.

In the past, some tenders in Israel have included discriminatory criteria, such as the Arab boycott of Israel, which is prohibited in tenders. The Israeli government has now announced that tenders for the supply of services will ban “unprofitable” proposals that provoke violations of labor laws.