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Foreign Workers in Israel

Global Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Explores how the entry of migrant workers into Israel raises questions beyond just those of the labor market.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 Filipina migrants brought to Israel for specified periods of employment, Drori examines the effect of migrants on Israeli society, particularly the issue of national identity. What began as a political corrective-avoiding the danger of hiring Palestinians to do work that Jewish Israelis would not-has developed into a social and economic problem the state does not know how to handle. In addition to examining the work experiences and social lives of these workers, Drori also situates the Israeli case within a global context, where many affluent nations have significant populations of marginalized, undocumented workers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-01-22
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Israeli Studies
Antal sidor256
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791476895

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Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Israel Drori is Professor at the School of Business Administration, College of Management, Israel, and also teaches at the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of The Seam Line: Arab Workers and Jewish Managers in the Israeli Textile Industry and coauthor (with Izhak Schnell and Michael Sofer) of Arab Industrialization in Israel: Ethnic Entrepreneurship in the Periphery.

Figures and TablesForeword1. IntroductionThe Challenge of Labor Migration PoliciesIsrael: Its Major Dilemmas and Recent Labor MigrationA Note on the Objectives of This BookOrganization of This Book2. Labor Migration in Israel: Theoretical ContextTheoretical Discussion of Labor MigrationThe Theoretical Context of the Israeli Case: The Threat ArgumentThe Context of the Israeli Case: The Ethnic Identity ArgumentConclusion3. The Evolution of Government Policies and the Migrant Labor Employment SystemThe Legal FrameworkPolicy: The History of System of Entry PermitsThe Formation of the Employment SystemConclusion4. Employment Practices: The System of Placement AgenciesTestimonySystem of EmploymentSkewed PracticesTestimony: A Day of Negotiations on Behalf of Workers at Kav La’OvedConclusion5. Living and Working as Non-Israelis: Filipino CaregiversSocial and Employment NetworksThe Filipina Community in IsraelBreaking out of the Legal NetworkConclusion6. Thai Agricultural WorkersThe Employment SystemThe Social Environment of WorkWages and WelfareConclusion7. Rumanian Construction WorkersWork System and CycleMechanism of ControlConclusion8. Illegal Labor Migrants: Life and Work on the RunWorking LifeModes of Incorporation of Labor Migrants: The Case of Their ChildrenConclusion9. DeportationDeportation: Process and PracticesThe Implications of the Politics of DeportationThe Implications for Labor MigrantsConclusion10. The Rhythm of Policy and the Employment SystemThe Reconstitution of the Institutional Environment and the Employment SystemThe Rhythm of PoliciesModes of IntegrationConclusion11. Labor Migration Policies and National IdentityThe Consequences of PolicyThe Legacy of a "Defensive" NationThe Effect of Citizenship on Rights to Enter, Work, and Reside in IsraelNotesReferencesIndex