Labor MK calls to allow families of Ukrainian foreign workers in Israel to join them

Labor party member Ibtisam Mara'ana seen during a first meeting of the Labor party with new elected members in Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Labor party member Ibtisam Mara'ana seen during a first meeting of the Labor party with new elected members in Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana calls for Israel to provide aid and assistance to the thousands of Ukrainian foreign workers currently in Israel.

According to a representative of the Population and Border Authority, there are 4,700 foreign workers from Ukraine currently in Israel.

During a hearing of the Knesset Committee for Foreign Workers, which Mara’ana chairs, the Labor MK says the families of Ukrainian foreign workers currently in Israel should be allowed to join them.

The Population and Border Authority says that many of the Ukrainian foreign workers have already inquired about bringing over their family members, but have so far been told no.

Mara’ana also says that any Ukrainian citizens in Israel who want to leave and return to their home country should be allowed to receive their deposit funds and severance money without any complications or delays.

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