Israel, unions to start minimum wage talks as national strike looms
srael's Finance Minister will start negotiations with the country's main labour union on Monday in a bid to avert a national strike over demands to sharply raise the minimum wage, the ministry said.
Israel's minimum wage stands at 4,300 shekels ($1,116) a month and the Histadrut - the umbrella organisation for hundreds of thousands of public service workers - is seeking a hike to 5,300.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid invited Histadrut Chairman Avi Nissenkorn and Zvika Oren, head of Israel's Manufacturers' Association for talks on Monday aimed at preventing a strike the Histadrut has set for Dec. 4 and would likely shut the airport, trains, seaports and government services.
