Migrant workers in israel
India, Israel agree to increase Indian foreign workers in Israel by 50,000 in the next five years
This update was part of a "List of 27 Outcomes" from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Israel, which Jaiswal published on X/Twitter.
'Home is here': Art exhibition showcases undocumented children's stories amid release of new report
Ten Indian foreign workers rescued from Palestinian village
Ambitious Initiative: New Israeli city proposed to house tens of thousands of foreign construction
Foreign students in Israel recognized as human trafficking victims
Some 49 migrant workers were recognized by Israel as victims of human trafficking in 2021, a Knesset committee discussed.
What is the state of migrants in Israel?
Courts’ report portrays judges as highly efficient; NGO’s report depicts them as lacking sufficient humanity in allowing foreigners to languish in detention.
Thai farmworkers among the most vulnerable in Israel to Hamas rocket fire
The casualties suffered in migrant worker communities are in no small part due to government inaction on protecting foreign laborers.
Israel increases foreign workers quota for construction industry
In 2020, there was a drastic decrease in the number of construction projects to about 30,000 housing units compared to about 60,000 starts in 2019.
Study: Bilateral agreements on migrant workers slash recruitment fees
By the end of 2018, there were 114,444 migrant workers living in Israel, primarily employed in caregiving (57%), agriculture (22%) and construction (13%) jobs.
Illegal immigrants released pending appeal against deportation
Approximately 100 children born in Israel to foreign workers face deportation from Israel.
Report: Complaints by migrant workers soared in 2018
Some 2,657 complaints and inquiries were received last year by the Center for Migrant Workers' dedicated call center for workers, representing a 43% increase over the previous year.
The women who will not be celebrating Women's Day
Most of the workers prefer not to reveal complain or act on the subject of harassment or sexual assault.
![Sexual harassment victim [Illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/256804 "Sexual harassment victim [Illustrative]")
1,000 Filipino workers to reduce hotel staff shortage
The agreement with the Philippines follows a similar accord permitting the employment of Jordanian workers in hotels in the Eilat area.
Mandelblit: Knesset solution for migrants is 'black hole' in legal system
Mandelblit said the bill would utterly break with the foundations underlying Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
