In Israel, as in numerous countries of the global North, Filipina women have been recruited in large numbers for domestic work, typically as live-in caregivers for the elderly. The case of Israel is unique in that the country has a special significance as the 'Holy Land' for the predominantly...

Domestic worker has always played a major role in almost every household. Domestic workers are employed for various purposes that include cleaning, laundry, gardening, cooking, child-minding and most other kinds of household work (Schwenken and Heimeshoff, 2011). It has been estimated by the...