A demand that the Palestine Government make adequate contributions to the sick fund of the Histadruth, which provides medical care for about half of the Jewish population in Palestine, was voiced here today in a resolution adopted at the closing session of the three-day conference of the fund. The Government was also asked to promulgate a law compelling all employers to participate in providing proper health safeguards and medical attention for their employees.
The conference also voted to establish special benefits for maternity care, for invalids and for aged workers. It also urged that the sick fund increase its aid to Arab workers and that it investigate the possibilities of establishing a similar fund for the Arabs.
The Jewish Agency for Palestine today opened a general labor exchange in Jerusalem similar to those already set up in Haifa and Tel Aviv. All workers, except those affiliated with the Revisionist groups, will be eligible to use the exchange’s facilities to secure employment.
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