24 Palestinian workers from the occupied West Bank died in 2016 while working in Israeli construction sites in 1948 occupied Palestine.
The Palestinian Ministry of Labor attributed the reasons behind the death incidents of Palestinian workers in the Israeli construction sites to the absence of public safety conditions.
Naser al-Qatami deputy of the Palestinian labor ministry said on Wednesday that 24 Palestinian workers were killed in the 1948 occupied territories while 320 were injured while working at Israeli construction sites.
Al-Qatami stated that most of the death incidents and injuries were because of falling from high places due to the lack of protection and public safety conditions in addition to the Israeli employers’ negligence.
The Palestinian official believes such incidents are linked to a racial discrimination policy against the Palestinian workers due to the negligence in providing safety measures.
In 2015 27 death incidents in similar circumstances were reported among the Palestinian workers in 1948 occupied Palestine.
The average wage of the Palestinian workers who have work permits is 186 shekels a day (50$) while it is 160 shekels (40$) for those who don’t have work permits.
Around 90 thousand Palestinians work in Israeli projects 50 thousand of whom have work permits. 60% of them work in the building and construction sector 30% work in agriculture and 10% work in the services sector.
