Social Workers Expand Sanctions Amid Welfare Ministry Impasse
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Social workers in Israel are expanding sanctions due to a labor dispute over the implementation of the Law for Welfare Services for People with Disabilities. The union will not cooperate with a Ministry of Welfare pilot program starting in October, preventing individuals with disabilities from receiving new services. The action is a response to the ministry's failure to address increased workloads and commit to necessary staffing and resources.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Social workers are expanding sanctions in a dispute over the Law for Welfare Services for People with Disabilities.
- The union will not cooperate with a Ministry of Welfare pilot program set to begin in October.
- Individuals with disabilities will be unable to receive new services due to the sanctions.
- The sanctions are a response to the ministry's failure to address heavy workloads.
- The Ministry of Welfare has not committed to providing necessary additional staff and resources.
The Union of Social Workers announced an expansion of its sanctions in an ongoing labor dispute concerning the implementation of the Law for Welfare Services for People with Disabilities. As part of this new organizational action, social workers in local authorities will not cooperate with a pilot program by the Ministry of Welfare scheduled to begin in October. Consequently, individuals with disabilities who were slated to start receiving new services under the law will not receive them.
The decision to escalate the sanctions follows the Ministry of Welfare's failure to address the heavy workloads created by the implementation of the new law. The union stated that the ministry has not committed to providing the necessary additional personnel and resources required to properly execute the law.
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