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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 12 TEL AVIV 000699
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, NEA/RA, USAID
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: GTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
PREF, SMIG
SUBJECT: ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT, PART 1 OF 2
REF: 2006 STATE 202745
¶1. (SBU) The following is post's input for the 2007
Trafficking in Persons Report. Embassy point of contact is
Alan Holst, telephone (972) (3) 519-7437, fax 519-7484, email
holstar@state.gov. The Government of Israel (GOI) has
provided extensive written responses to post's questions on
trafficking in the past, and is working diligently to provide
complete answers this year as well. However, the GOI
official in charge of collecting and editing answers from
various branches of the government said that they need
additional time to complete their response, which they
anticipate will be ready by mid-March. As such, this cable
has been prepared without the normal level of feedback from
the GOI. Any reports received from the GOI or other sources
after the deadline will be forwarded immediately to G/TIP.
The following are post responses to the questions presented
in reftel.
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Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking
in persons
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¶2. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 27, section A of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Is the country a country of origin, transit, or
destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or
children?
ANSWER: Israel is a country of destination for
internationally trafficked men and women.
QUESTION 2: Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates
for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for
what purpose.
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 3: Does the trafficking occur within the country's
borders?
ANSWER: Yes.
QUESTION 4: Does it occur in territory outside of the
government's control (e.g. in a civil war situation)?
ANSWER: No.
QUESTION 5: Are any estimates or reliable numbers available
as to the extent or magnitude of the problem?
ANSWER: NGOs report a sharp decline in the number of women
trafficked for the purposes of prostitution. Estimates of
labor trafficking vary widely, from almost none to thousands.
Histadrut, the Israeli trade union congress, reported that
Israel does not face a problem of trafficking regarding
migrant workers, saying that if such workers face problems of
rights deprivations, i.e. non-payment of wages, they can
complain against their employers and attain their full labor
rights and benefits. Histadrut said that some migrant
workers are discriminated against regarding their wages and
work conditions in comparison to their Israeli counterparts
but Histadrut does not define this as trafficking or forced
labor.
GOI input pending.
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QUESTION 6: What is (are) the source(s) of available
information on trafficking in persons or what plans are in
place (if any) to undertake documentation of trafficking.
ANSWER: NGO estimates are well considered, but lack
empirical support. To quote NGO Isha L'Isha - Haifa Feminist
Center (Isha L'Isha), there are no statistics. A Hebrew
University Institute of Criminology grant proposal to produce
an objective, independent, comprehensive study on the scope
of trafficking was not recommended for funding by the State
Department. GOI input pending.
QUESTION 7: How reliable are the numbers and these sources?
ANSWER: GOI input pending. NGO sources are reliable, but
their numbers are only estimates.
QUESTION 8: Are certain groups of persons more at risk of
being trafficked (e.g. women and children, boys versus girls,
certain ethnic groups, refugees, etc.)?
ANSWER: According to Isha L'Isha, young people were at risk
for sex trafficking. Isha L'Isha said that the Social
Affairs Ministry was aware of 17,000 girls at risk, and that
young boys were also at risk but were not reported in the
official figures. For labor trafficking, NGO Kav LaOved
reported that female caregivers and Thai agricultural workers
were at highest risk. Kav LaOved also voiced concern about
Nepali migrant workers because of the lack of Nepali
diplomatic representation in Israel, which greatly
complicated the passport process and put the migrant workers
at much greater risk for exploitation through passport
confiscation. GOI input pending.
¶3. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 27, section B of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Please provide a general overview of the
trafficking situation in the country and any changes since
the last TIP Report (e.g. changes in direction).
ANSWER: Israel made considerable strides in the past year.
In June 2006 Rachel Gershuni of the Ministry of Justice was
appointed as the official anti-trafficking coordinator for
all government agencies. In October 2006 the Knesset
approved amendments to the trafficking law that expanded the
definition to include labor trafficking. In December 2006
Gershuni established a team of NGO representatives and
government officials to come up with recommendations for a
national plan to combat trafficking. In January 2007 a
multi-agency government committee approved a national plan to
combat trafficking that addresses prevention, prosecution and
protection. In January 2007 the Israel Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and
NGO Isha L'Isha, held a seminar - the first of its kind in
Israel - on combating trafficking in persons that was
attended by ambassadors, consuls and diplomatic
representatives from Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asia.
The GOI coordinator has started training judges and other
government officials to recognize and deal with trafficking
problems. Following a meeting with the Director of the
Courts Administration in January, the GOI coordinator
prepared a document describing the new comprehensive
trafficking law in order to disseminate knowledge about its
main points among the judges. NGOs reported improved police
TEL AVIV 00000699 003 OF 012
attitudes concerning trafficking following their sessions to
sensitize authorities to the problem. NGO Isha L'Isha
estimated that the scope of trafficking in foreign women into
Israel for prostitution purposes has dropped drastically, and
that police treated victims better than in the past.
NGOs reported several continuing problems: bottlenecks in the
courts that delay prosecution; inadequate sentencing;
inadequate compensation for victims; lack of adequate shelter
space and services, especially for victims of labor
trafficking; and an internal trafficking problem, of
undetermined scope, that NGOs said was still treated by
authorities as a local prostitution issue rather than
trafficking. Case of migrant workers whose contracts were
exchanged between Israeli employers without the workers'
knowledge or consent are another problem. NGOs provided
anecdotal evidence of suspected cases of trafficking that
they had brought to the attention of the government that were
not acted upon, but numbers remain elusive. All NGOs praised
the GOI coordinator for her efforts, and asked that the
government allocate greater (adequate) resources for her to
do her job. Post notes that neither the government nor NGOs
have had adequate time since the passage of the new
comprehensive anti-trafficking law in October 2006 to gauge
its effect on labor trafficking.
QUESTION 2: Also briefly explain the political will to
address trafficking in persons.
ANSWER: Political will in Israel to address trafficking in
persons improved dramatically over the past year. This
positive change is reflected in the Government and Knesset
focus on enacting new legislation and in increased media
attention. For example, on one "red letter day" Israel radio
carried two extended interviews on TIP, one with Rachel
Gershuni, the other with Zehava Gal-on, the Knesset member
most responsible for the new trafficking legislation. The
next step will be whether that new attitude translates into
increased resources to combat trafficking and more vigorous
prosecution and sentencing.
QUESTION 3: Other items to address may include: What kind of
conditions are the victims trafficked into?
ANSWER: With the decline in sex trafficking, NGOs reported
trafficking was generally for the purpose of labor. They
said that victims were subject to poor living conditions,
unreasonably long hours of work, withholding or underpayment
of salaries and benefits, and in some cases sexual abuse,
especially among caregivers.
QUESTION 4: Which populations are targeted by the
traffickers?
ANSWER: For prostitution, Isha L'Isha reported that except
for 20 trafficking victims that arrived via Egypt, all other
victims they encountered were already in Israel before 2006.
For internal trafficking, NGO Machon Toda'a estimated that
the groups at risk were new immigrants with poor means of
survival, especially from Russia and Ethiopia. For labor,
Kav LaOved reported that victims are mainly migrant workers
from Thailand, China, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines,
Nepal, Moldova, Turkey, and Romania. Kav LaOved also
reported an internal trafficking problem with Thai
agricultural workers being bought and sold between Israeli
employers in the field, without the workers' consent, and the
NGO suggested that there might be a similar problem with
Palestinian victims as well. Kav LaOved estimated that 40
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per cent of trafficking victims were Thai agricultural
workers.
QUESTION 5: Who are the traffickers?
ANSWER: NGOs reported that organized crime elements had
become the dominant traffickers in Israel.
QUESTION 6: What methods are used to approach victims? (Are
they offered lucrative jobs, sold by their families,
approached by friends of friends, etc.?)
ANSWER: Isha L'Isha reported that many methods were used to
approach victims during the reporting period: forced
marriages; women sold by their families; lucrative job
offers; women approached by a family friend; women approached
by a friend recently returned from Israel; and women
approached by a female friend who persuaded the victim to
join her.
Labor traffickers often used job placement services,
including official agencies in countries like China and
Turkey. Even if the work was legitimate, some employers
exploited the victims because debts owed to the agency that
arranged the job put the victims in a position where they
felt they could not risk losing the income required to pay
back the fee. Sometimes the victim's community had paid the
fees, and the debt therefore had additional social
consequences. Machon Toda'a reported internal trafficking of
young women approached by "lover boys" who slowly introduced
them into the sex industry.
QUESTION 7: What methods are used to move the victims (e.g.,
are false documents being used?)
ANSWER: Our sources agreed that most victims entered Israel
with valid visas. Isha L'Isha reported that false documents
and false marriages were used to move some victims. Kav
LaOved reported that at least 25 per cent of migrant workers
entering Israel as caregivers -- mostly from Sri Lanka,
India, Nepal and the Philippines -- were victims of "flying
visas" where the victims arrived in Israel after paying
thousands of dollars in "recruitment fees" only to find no
employer waiting for them. According to Kav LaOved,
deception as to the working conditions most often occurred in
the country of origin.
¶4. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragrah 27, section C of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: What are the limitations on the government's
ability to address this problem in practice?
ANSWER: Budget constraints remain an issue, and the summer
2006 war in Lebanon diverted resources from all areas of
government spending, including combating trafficking.
Security concerns drew police attention from trafficking and
other crimes to preventing terrorism. Historically
problematic political relations with neighboring countries
made cooperation on trafficking issues difficult. Issues at
the border with Egypt raised concerns for trafficking as well
as drug smuggling and terrorism. Lack of diplomatic
representation in Israel by some source countries prevented
some victims from seeking help.
QUESTION 2: For example, is funding for police or other
institutions inadequate?
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¶7. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section B of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Which government agencies are involved in
anti-trafficking efforts and which agency, if any, has the
lead?
ANSWER: The government-wide anti-trafficking coordinator is
from the Ministry of Justice, but many agencies are involved.
The committee that established the national plan to combat
trafficking was comprised of directors-general of the
ministries of justice, public security, interior, industry,
trade and labor, foreign affairs, health and welfare, as well
as the Prime Minister's Office and the police commissioner.
¶8. (SBU) (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section C of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Are there, or have there been, government-run
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anti-trafficking information or education campaigns?
ANSWER: In January 2007 the Israel Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and
NGO Isha L'Isha, held a seminar - the first of its kind in
Israel - on combating trafficking in persons that was
attended by ambassadors, consuls and diplomatic
representatives from Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asia. The GOI coordinator has started training judges and
other government officials to recognize and deal with
trafficking problems, and following a meeting with the
Director of the Courts Administration in January, prepared a
document describing the new comprehensive trafficking law in
order to disseminate knowledge about is main points among the
judges.
QUESTION 2: If so, briefly describe the campaign(s),
including their objectives and effectiveness.
ANSWER: GOI input pending. Isha L'Isha reported a joint
program with the government that distributed Russian-language
fliers in source countries to inform potential victims that
Israel is a destination country. Kav LaOved reported that an
October 30, 2006 meeting at the Ministry of Education reached
no decision on incorporating lectures on trafficking for
forced labor into the curriculum.
QUESTION 3: Do the campaigns target potential trafficking
victims and/or the demand for trafficking (e.g. "clients" of
prostitutes or beneficiaries of forced labor)?
ANSWER: In January 2007 the Israel Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and
NGO Isha L'Isha, held a seminar - the first of its kind in
Israel - on combating trafficking in persons that was
attended by ambassadors, consuls and diplomatic
representatives from Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asia. Further GOI input pending.
¶9. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section D of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Does the government support other programs to
prevent trafficking? (e.g. to promote women's participation
in economic decision-making or efforts to keep children in
school.) Please explain.
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
¶10. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section E of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: What is the relationship between government
officials, NGOs, other relevant organizations and other
elements of civil society on the trafficking issue?
ANSWER: Although they disagree on the scope of the problem
and the resources needed to address it, relations are
generally good between the government and anti-trafficking
NGOs. The GOI TIP coordinator gets high marks for her
efforts from all NGOs. As mentioned previously, the police
were complimented for their improved attitudes. The
Department of the Interior was cited by several NGOs as the
one holdover from past official indifference, with their
intransigence described as systemic rather than the result of
attitudes transmitted from the current leadership.
NGO Hotline for Migrant Workers (Hotline) reported that
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following the passage of the recent comprehensive
anti-trafficking legislation, the government established two
inter-ministerial committees, one for sex trafficking and a
second for labor trafficking. Hotline said that the GOI
coordinator was very responsive when Hotline turned to her
with requests or inquiries related to combating trafficking
in Israel, and that they were invited to Knesset committee
meetings related to the issue.
Isha L'Isha reported that NGO representatives were invited to
cooperate with law enforcement personnel and compare their
finding on the issue of trafficking in women's patterns
through immigration. Isha L'Isha said this brought forward a
"great leap" in both sides' understanding of the profile of a
potential trafficking victim.
¶11. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section F of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Does the government monitor immigration and
emigration patterns for evidence of trafficking?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 2: Do law enforcement agencies screen for potential
trafficking victims along borders?
ANSWER: Both the Ministry of the Interior and the
Immigration Authority compile data on immigration/emigration
patterns and trends, which they share with police
intelligence and Border Police officials. The Ramon Border
police Unit screens for potential trafficking victims along
Israel's southern border with Egypt. Awaiting input on the
number of individuals identified in the past year through
this process.
¶12. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section G of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Is there a mechanism for coordination and
communication between various agencies, internal,
international, and multilateral on trafficking-related
matters, such as a multi-agency working group or a task force?
ANSWER: GOI input pending. Hotline reported that they
observed a lack of coordination between the Immigration
Authority (IA) and the police, saying the IA does not have
authority to conduct investigations into any issue that is
not related to illegal residence in Israel, and therefore
does not work in sufficient coordination with the other
branches of the police to arrest traffickers and other
employees of establishments that traffic women for sex. Isha
L'Isha has called for a structure to help identify
trafficking victims.
QUESTION 2: Does the government have a trafficking in
persons working group or single point of contact?
ANSWER: Rachel Gershuni of the Ministry of Justice is the
government's anti-trafficking coordinator.
QUESTION 3: Does the government have a public corruption
task force?
ANSWER: Hotline reported that the Ministry of Justice Police
Investigations Unit is authorized to investigate cases of
crimes committed by policeman. Hotline also reported that
the State Comptroller spoke out in his reports against the
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mistreatment of migrant workers and the harmful effects of
the binding policy on the workers. GOI input pending.
¶13. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 28, section H of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Does the government have a national plan of
action to address trafficking in persons?
ANSWER: The GOI drafted in January a national plan to combat
human trafficking for the purposes of slavery and forced
labor, focusing on prosecution, prevention and protection.
The committee stated five priorities during the first stage:
dividing the work between enforcement agencies in order to
increase the number of indictments against employers who use
slavery or coercion; developing criteria for identifying
victims of slavery; launching an information campaign in the
workers' countries of origin to inform them of their rights;
helping victims repatriate to their countries of origin; and
formulating a package of services for victims, including safe
houses and health care.
Five teams have been tasked with designing within the next
three or four months operative steps to implement these
objectives. The subcommittee that submitted the
recommendations was appointed as a permanent subcommittee
that will meet periodically to deal with problems and draft
recommendations. The committee recognized that its
recommendations may require changes in existing arrangements
for the employment of foreign workers that "create a climate
friendly to the development" of trafficking. The committee
also emphasized that its recommendations constitute a
national plan, not
operational procedures that "will need to be designed in the
wake of the plan."
Other committee recommendations include consideration of a
policy that will not allow the entry of foreign workers from
countries that have no diplomatic representation in Israel,
clear procedures regarding the transfer of information among
law enforcement agencies, enforcing existing laws prohibiting
middleman fees, placement of social workers in detention
facilities, legal aid to victims of slavery and labor
trafficking, and heightened supervision of the Egyptian
border.
QUESTION 2: If so, which agencies were involved in
developing it?
ANSWER: The ministries of justice, public security,
interior, industry, trade and labor, foreign affairs, health
and welfare, as well as the Prime Minister's Office and the
police commissioner.
QUESTION 3: Were NGOs consulted in the process?
ANSWER: Yes.
QUESTION 4: What steps has the government taken to
disseminate the action plan?
ANSWER: The GOI sent out a press release explaining the plan.
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¶14. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
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paragraph 29, section A of the instructions cable.
For questions A-D, posts should highlight in particular
whether or not the country has enacted any new legislation
since the last TIP report.
QUESTION 1: Does the country have a law specifically
prohibiting trafficking in persons - both for sexual and
non-sexual purposes (e.g. forced labor)?
ANSWER: Yes
QUESTION 2: If so, please specifically cite the name of the
law and its date of enactment.
ANSWER: On October 19, 2006, Israel's Parliament, the
Knesset, passed a new comprehensive trafficking law entitled
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (Legislative
Amendments) Law, 5766-2006. The law came into force on
October 29.
QUESTION 3: Does the law(s) cover both internal and external
(transnational) forms of trafficking?
ANSWER: Yes. However, NGOs reported that the government
does not take the issue of internal trafficking seriously.
Neither NGOs nor the government offered estimates of the
extent of the internal trafficking problem.
QUESTION 4: If not, under what other laws can traffickers be
prosecuted?
ANSWER: see below
QUESTION 5: For example, are there laws against slavery or
the exploitation of prostitution by means of force, fraud or
coercion?
ANSWER: Yes. Further GOI input pending.
QUESTION 6: Are there other laws being used in trafficking
cases?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 7: Are these laws, taken together, adequate to
cover the full scope of trafficking in persons?
ANSWER: With the passage of the new amendments criminalizing
labor trafficking, NGOs reported that the laws are generally
adequate to combat trafficking in persons. NGOs indicated
that the most important improvements they want to see are in
the enforcement of existing laws and increased support to
trafficking victims, especially victims of labor trafficking.
Hotline opined that that the new anti-trafficking law does
not cover all situations regarding trafficking in children
because it does not have a separate definition for
trafficking in children, although the penalty for trafficking
children is more severe. Kav LaOved also said that the
government has yet to acknowledge the problem of trafficking
in minors. Isha L'Isha, on the other hand, reported no
incidents of trafficking in minors.
NGOs reported that the issue with internal trafficking,
either for the purpose of prostitution or for the purpose of
labor, are government awareness of the problem and commitment
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to solving it rather than inadequate laws.
QUESTION 8: Please provide a full inventory of trafficking
laws, including non-criminal statutes that allow for civil
penalties against alleged trafficking crimes, e.g. civil
forfeiture laws and laws against illegal debt.
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
¶15. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 29, section B of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: What are the penalties for trafficking people
for sexual exploitation?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
¶16. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 29, section C of the instructions cable --
Punishment of Labor Trafficking Offenses.
QUESTION 1: What are the prescribed and imposed penalties
for trafficking for labor exploitation, such as forced or
bonded labor and involuntary servitude?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 2: Do the government's laws provide for criminal
punishment - i.e. jail time - for labor recruiters in labor
source countries who engage in recruitment of laborers using
knowingly fraudulent or deceptive offers that result in
workers being exploited in the destination country?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 3: For employers or labor agents in labor
destination countries who confiscate workers' passports or
travel documents, switch contracts without the worker's
consent as a means to keep the worker in a state of service,
or withhold payment of salaries as means of keeping the
worker in a state of service?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 4: If law(s) prescribe criminal punishments for
these offenses, what are the actual punishments imposed on
persons convicted of these offenses?
ANSWER: Labor trafficking was only criminalized in the new
law that took effect October 29, 2006.
¶17. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 29, section D of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: What are the prescribed penalties for rape or
forcible sexual assault?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 2: How do they compare to the prescribed and
imposed penalties for crimes of trafficking for commercial
sexual exploitation?
ANSWER: GOI input pending. Hotline reported that they
checked 24 cases in Tel Aviv regional court and found
prostitution sentences generally higher -- average five years
compared to three years -- than trafficking cases.
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¶18. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 29, section E of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Is prostitution legalized or decriminalized?
ANSWER: Yes.
QUESTION 2: Specifically, are the activities of the
prostitute criminalized?
ANSWER: No.
QUESTION 3: Are the activities of the brothel
owner/operator, clients, pimps, and enforcers criminalized?
ANSWER: Activities associated with prostitution -- such as
pimping, solicitation, running sex establishments,
advertising, being a client of a minor, etc. -- are all
illegal.
QUESTION 4: Are these laws enforced?
ANSWER: Yes.
QUESTION 5: If prostitution is legal and regulated, what is
the legal minimum age for this activity? Note that in many
countries with federalist systems, prostitution laws may be
covered by state, local, and provincial authorities.
ANSWER: Minors below the age of 18 may not legally engage in
prostiution.
¶19. (SBU) The following answers respond to questions in
paragraph 29, section F of the instructions cable.
QUESTION 1: Has the government prosecuted any cases against
traffickers?
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 2: If so, provide numbers of investigations,
prosecutions, convictions, and sentences, including details
on plea bargains and fines, if relevant and available.
ANSWER: GOI input pending.
QUESTION 3: Does the government in a labor source country
criminally prosecute labor recruiters who recruit laborers
using knowingly fraudulent or deceptive offers or impose on
recruited laborers inappropriately high or illegal fees or
commissions that create a debt bondage condition for the
laborer?
ANSWER: N/A
QUESTION 4: Does the government in a labor destination
country criminally prosecute employers or labor agents who
confiscate workers' passports/travel documents, switch
contracts or terms of employment without the worker's
consent, use physical or sexual abuse or the threat of such
abuse to keep workers in a state of service, or withhold
payment of salaries as a means to keep workers in a state of
service?
ANSWER: Too early to tell. New legislation on labor
trafficking was just adopted in October 2006.
QUESTION 5: Are the traffickers serving the time sentenced?
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If not, why not? Please indicate whether the government can
provide this information, and if not, why not? (Note:
complete answers to this section are essential. End Note)
ANSWER: According to Hotline, yes. According to Israeli
law, convicted parties are eligible to have a third of their
sentence removed for good behavior.
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