Welfare Minister Haim Katz (Likud) appealed to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu), Defense Minister (Moshe Ya'alon), and Public Security Minister Gilad Arden (Likud) in an attempt to improve conditions for security guards.
Katz proposed recognizing guarding schools and public transportation as avoda ma'adefet, preferred work that gives extra payment to recently-released IDF soldiers who served in combat or combat support roles.