A Supreme Court challenge is being made against the ‘deposit law’ which involves the deduction of 20% on the salaries of all African workers in the country. The authorities return the total sum withheld when the individual leaves Israel. On top of this, employers must deduct a further 16% towards a pension fund and themselves pay a special levy for employing non-local workers. In statements drawn up for presentation to the court claims are made that many employers simply pocket deductions and do not send them to the deposit fund.