Kav LaOved – Worker’s Hotline (KLO) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental, female-led organization. KLO is committed to the defense of workers’ rights and the enforcement of Israeli labor law, designed to protect every worker in Israel, irrespective of nationality, religion, gender and legal status. Since 1991, KLO has maintained various simultaneous programs in order to uphold the rights of marginalized, vulnerable workers in Israeli society, through individual assistance, legal and procedural support, public advocacy, cooperative partnership with governmental bodies, and educational efforts. The organization represents workers from several sectors – in particular those working under minimum wage – such as caregivers, house cleaners, agricultural workers, refugees and asylum seekers and Palestinians working in Israel.
Key activities include education, (para-) legal services and public outreach for policy purposes. More specifically, includes: