Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Sending Employees to Israel
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## SENDING EMPLOYEES TO ISRAEL

137. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether a large number of Central Trade Unions raised objections on sending employees to Israel without providing any insurance or steps to ensure their safety and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the  steps  taken  to  address  the  issues  raised  by  Central  Trade Unions of the Country; and
- (c)the  details  of  numbers  of  Indians  registered  for  employment  in Israel; state wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) & (b): No such objections from Central Trade Unions on sending employees  to  Israel  without  providing  any  insurance  or  steps  to ensure their safety has been received in this Ministry. However, as per the framework Agreement and Implementation Protocol signed with Israel, Indian workers shall enjoy equal treatment with respect to labour rights as Israeli citizens and shall be provided with proper lodging, medical insurance and relevant social security coverage.
- (c): Under the Implementation Protocol for Construction Workers  under  the  India-Israel  Agreement  on  Facilitation  of  the Temporary Employment of Indian Workers in Specific Labour Market Sectors in the State of Israel, a request for 10,000 Indian workers has been received for employment in Israel. Out of this, 4,825 number of Indian workers have so far been deployed in Israel. The state-wise bifurcation of these workers are at Annexure.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION No.137 FOR 22.07.2024 REGARDING SENDING EMPLOYEES TO ISRAEL RAISED BY PROF. SOUGATA RAY.

| Sl.No.   | State            | Number of Indian workers deployed in Israel, State-wise   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   | 8                                                         |
| 2.       | Bihar            | 149                                                       |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh     | 2                                                         |
| 4.       | Delhi            | 3                                                         |
| 5.       | Gujarat          | 3                                                         |
| 6.       | Haryana          | 156                                                       |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh | 1                                                         |
| 8.       | Jharkhand        | 2                                                         |
| 9.       | Kerala           | 20                                                        |
| 10.      | Madhya Pradesh   | 6                                                         |
| 11.      | Maharashtra      | 1                                                         |
| 12.      | Punjab           | 6                                                         |
| 13.      | Rajasthan        | 30                                                        |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu       | 1                                                         |
| 15.      | Telangana        | 2                                                         |
| 16.      | Uttar Pradesh    | 4,415                                                     |
| 17.      | West Bengal      | 20                                                        |
|          | Grand Total      | 4,825                                                     |

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