Employment
The Labour Law 2000, and a workforce partly employed under Israeli permits
Labour Law No. 7 of 2000 governs employment under Palestinian jurisdiction. A large part of the workforce is employed in Israel or in settlements under Israeli permit arrangements, outside its reach.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Palestinian employers and workers under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction.
Governing law
- Labour Law No. 7 of 2000
- Social Security Law No. 19 of 2016, suspended in 2019
In practice
The 2000 law provides for a 45-hour week, written contracts, notice, and end-of-service benefits, and a minimum wage was introduced by Cabinet decision in 2012 and raised in 2021. The social security law enacted in 2016 was suspended in 2019 after sustained public opposition, so there is still no comprehensive contributory social insurance scheme, which is unusual and materially affects retirement and injury outcomes. Tens of thousands of Palestinians work in Israel and settlements under permits; their conditions are governed by Israeli law as applied through those arrangements, and Israeli Supreme Court authority has held that Israeli labour law applies to settlement workplaces.