Bertal Bolin, the director general of the International Labor Organization (ILO), lauded the labor laws in Israel, praising its educational programs for workers and assistance to developing nations. Bolin, who is visiting Israel, noted that the International labor community admired Israel, both because of its labor laws and because it did not leave the ILO following its 1974 ruling which denounced Israel’s policies in the occupied territories.
“Israel possesses a good name in the organization due to its labor laws,” Bolin said, adding that a similar resolution denouncing Israel was not brought up at the 1978 meeting of the ILO. Bolin, of Switzerland, is presently in Israel to celebrate the establishment of the Afro-Asian Institute and for talks with Israel’s Minister of Labor, Israel Katz.
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