Caught up in war, Israel's migrant workers face tough choices
摘要
日期: 2023年10月25日
地点: 以色列
其他
Not Reported ( 职业介绍所 ) - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 菲律宾 , 清洁与保养 , Gender not reported )议题
招聘费 , Occupational Health & Safety , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time回应
Response sought: 否
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年10月25日
地点: 以色列
其他
Not Reported ( 职业介绍所 ) - Recruiter , Not Reported ( 农业/食品/饮料/烟草/渔业:一般 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 泰国 , 农业/食品/饮料/烟草/渔业:一般 , Gender not reported )议题
招聘费 , Restricted mobility回应
Response sought: 否
信息来源: News outlet
…while many migrant workers and relatives back home fear for their safety if they stay in Israel, some said they cannot afford to give up their jobs.
… a Filipino housekeeper who arrived in Israel in June 2022, told Context she had to keep working to pay off a loan of 200,000 Philippine pesos ($3,527) which she used to pay local recruiters and other expenses.
Though the tourism industry has ground to a virtual standstill, Yape said she had been working non-stop since the war erupted - cleaning rooms in hotels that were hosting Israelis evacuated from communities near the Gaza Strip.
"We were cleaning more rooms than before even though we were afraid. The only people you would see on the street at night were workers like us," she said by phone from the southern resort town of Eilat…
"They want me to go back, but how could I? I would return with no savings and still have debts to pay. There's no way I'd allow that to happen," he said…
In parts of the country under rocket fire from Hamas fighters in Gaza or Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, a virtual shutdown of the economy has left many migrants without work…