Foreign workers in Israel : global perspectives /

Foreign workers in Israel : global perspectives / Israel Drori.

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"In this account of a social experiment gone awry, Israel Drori exposes a little-known and recent phenomenon: the importation of foreign workers from Third World economies to Israel. Focusing on Romanian, Thai, and Filipino migrants brought to Israel for specified periods of employment, Drori e...

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Main Author: Drori, Israel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : SUNY Press, ©2009.
Series:SUNY series in Israeli studies.
Subjects:
Foreign workers > Israel.
Foreign workers > Government policy > Israel.
Foreign workers, Filipino > Israel.
Foreign workers, Romanian > Israel.
Foreign workers, Thai > Israel.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Labor migration in Israel: theoretical context
  • The evolution of government policies and the migrant labor employment system
  • Employment practices: the system of placement agencies
  • Living and working as non-Israelis: Filipino caregivers
  • Thai agricultural workers
  • Rumanian construction workers
  • Illegal labor migrants: life and work on the run
  • Deportation
  • The rhythm of policy and the employment system
  • Labor migration policies and national identity.

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