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Article

6 Oct 2008

Author:
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada

Palestinian workers exploited at West Bank settlement factories

In August, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre...asked three Israeli companies to respond to a report by an Israeli non-governmental organization that protested the treatment of Palestinian workers at West Bank settlement industrial parks...Amongst the companies whose labor practices were criticized in the Kav LaOved report was Royalnight, a textile manufacturer owned by Royalife...Royalnight's sheet sets, bed skirts, quilted blankets, and decorated pillows are exported to and marketed in the United States and Europe. According to Kav LaOved...Palestinian workers...have to work under poor health and safety conditions at Royalnight's textile plant...Royalife replied..."All complaints are not correct..."...The dire economic situation means more Palestinians are forced to seek work in Israel's illegal settlements, where they are vulnerable to exploitation. [also refers to Barkan Wineries]