MIGRASYL

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Friday, February 01, 2008

[Israel] Kav LaOved: Illegal income from migrant workers

Approximately one billion shekels a year, mostly all "black" (illegal) money, is stolen by Israeli citizens from migrant workers who arrive legally in Israel. The biggest profiteers are agencies – manpower agencies and caregiver providers (see Table. 1). These agencies receive on average about 65% of the payment that the migrant worker pays in his home country for the right to work in Israel legally.