Koah LaOvdim (Hebrew: כוח לעובדים, lit.

[1] The organization was established as a result of several failed labor struggles and unionization attempts in Israel in the preceding years, primarily that of the temporary labourers in the Ben Gurion International Airport in 2006.

[2] In the years since its establishment, Koah LaOvdim have increased its numbers substantially and by 2017 it became Israel's third largest labor union with around 35,000 workers represented by the organization.

[3] The organization's establishment is often credited with initiating the "unionization boom" of the late 2000s in Israel.

[3] The union's political position is on the left, with their stated aims being: Koah LaOvdim is a multi-national, trans-ethnic and cross-sectional organization, unionizing workers from all sectors of Israeli society, with equality and solidarity between Jews and Arabs being one of the organization's core beliefs,[4] and the organization have worked against racist incidents against Arab workers in Israel.