00000nam a2200000 a 4500 UP-8027390931312067302 Buklod 20260310093944.0 m |o d | cr an |||aaaaa 260310s2022 nyu o d eng d 9780857452627 (ebook) 16885534 Fi-2042eb Megatexts ₱14,880.00 DLC DMLF rda eng DMLUC HD 6072.2 I75 L54 2011eb Liebelt, Claudia author. Caring for the 'Holy Land' Filipina Domestic Workers in Israel Claudia Liebelt. New York Berghahn Books ©2022. [1 online resource] xiv, 214 pages illustrations, maps. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier EASA series 17 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 devout Christian Filipina women and is at the center of an often violent conflict, which affects Filipinos in many ways. In the literature, migrant domestic workers are often described as being subject to racial discrimination, labour exploitation and exclusion from mainstream society. Here, the author provides a more nuanced account and shows how Filipina caregivers in Israel have succeeded in creating their own collective spaces, as well as negotiating rights and belonging. While maintaining transnational ties and engaging in border-crossing journeys, these women seek to fulfill their dreams of a better life. During this process, new socialities and subjectivities emerge that point to a form of global citizenship in the making, consisting of greater social, economic and political rights within a highly gendered and racialized global economy. Household employees Israel. Women foreign workers Israel. Israel Emigration and immigration. Philippines Emigration and immigration. Remote access thru OpenAthens account https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857452627 FI UPD DMLF HD 6072.2 I75 L54 2011eb Electronic Resource