Summary
The Sick Fund of the Labour Federation, into which every Labour Schedule immigrant is automatically admitted on a registration fee paid by the Jewish Agency, and whose Medical Officer conducts the third of the three medical examinations of immigrants, on arrival in Palestine (Palestine: Land Settlement, Urban Development and Immigration, PDF p.101-102).
Details
- The arrival examination by the Fund’s Medical Officer is in addition to the medical examination carried out by the Medical Officer of the Palestine Government; the first two examinations, on registration and immediately before departure, are made by the Palestine Offices’ accredited physicians (PDF p.101).
- Registration in the Kupat-Cholim, and maintenance in case of illness contracted en route, are among the facilities the Agency’s Immigration Department provides for new arrivals (PDF p.102).
Related pages
Palestine: Land Settlement, Urban Development and Immigration, Histadrut, Labour Immigration Schedule, HeHalutz