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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-64 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Israel
- Philanthropy
- filipinos
- international labor migrants
- live-in caregivers
- lockdown
- migrant workers
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