IDI Roundtable: Future of the Labor Market

Agenda:

9:30 AM – Gathering and light breakfast 

10:00 AM– Opening remarks: Daphna Aviram-Nitzan, Israel Democracy Institute 

10:10 AM– Characteristics of the Self-Employed in Israel: Roe Kenneth Portal, Researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute 

10:20 AM – Challenges Facing the Self-Employed in Israel 

- Attorney Roy Cohen, President of LAHAV (the umbrella organization for the self-employed and businesses in Israel)

- Rami Beja, Chairman of the Self-Employed and Freelancers Forum, the Histadrut (National Labor Federation)

- Dr. Michal G. Carmi, Senior Researcher, the Histadrut (National Labor Federation) Research Unit 

10:50 AM – Proposals for Bolstering the Status of the Self-Employed in the Labor Market 

- Nitsa Kasir, Vice Chief Executive Officer, Research and Planning at the National Insurance Institute of Israel

- Dr. Roby Nathanson, General Director at the Macro Center for Political Economics 

- Brig. Gen. Tzachi Hefetz, Head of the Support Fund and Commander of the IDF's Central Command for Reserve Soldiers 

11:20 AM – Open discussion on necessary policy measures 

12:30 PM – Summary and next steps