From Fragility to Empowerment through Philanthropy: The Filipino Labor Migrant Community in Israel During COVID-19

Galia Sabar; Deby Babis; Naama Sabar Ben-Yehoshua

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2021.1898074

From Fragility to Empowerment through Philanthropy: The Filipino Labor Migrant Community in Israel During COVID-19

Galia Sabar, Deby Babis, Naama Sabar Ben-Yehoshua

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Ariel University

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Abstract

Lockdown in response to the spread of COVID-19 is a challenging period for migrant laborers. This study used a mixed-methods approach to explore how a community of Filipino migrants working as live-in caregivers in Israel coped with the lockdown. Philanthropy for Filipinos in need in Israel and back home was found to be an effective coping mechanism. While lockdown conditions increased the fragility of the marginalized migrant workers, their ability to donate funds empowered them at both individual and communal levels. Developing a donor identity reinforced their sense of belonging to the Filipino community in Israel and back home.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-64
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2021.1898074
State	Published - 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Israel
Philanthropy
filipinos
international labor migrants
live-in caregivers
lockdown
migrant workers

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Demography
Health(social science)
Geography, Planning and Development

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