HISTADRUT

HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B’Eretz Yisrael (Hebrew: ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, lit. "General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel"), known as the Histadrut, is Israel’s organization of trade unions. Established in December 1920 during the British Mandate for Palestine, it became one of the most powerful institutions of the State of Israel.