"For decades, the agricultural settlements of Israel's arid Central Arabah prided themselves on their labor-Zionist commitment to abstaining from hiring outside labor. But beginning in the late 1980s, the region's agrarian economy was rapidly transformed by the removal of state protections, a...

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 --...

Intro -- Foreign Workers in Israel -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- The Challenge of Labor Migration Policies -- Israel: Its Major Dilemmas and Recent Labor Migration -- A Note on the Objectives of This Book -- Organization of This Book -- 2. Labor Migration in...