Hundreds of Arab and Bedouin workers from the Egyptian administered areas of Sinai are entering Israel illegally to seek work and MK Itzahk Itzhaki has asked Labor Minister Israel Katz to investigate the situation. According to Itzhaki, most are employed in the housing and construction trades but are forced to accept lower than standard wages because they are in the country illegally.
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