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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

caregivers

Nitza Hefetz with Camille Jesalva. (Shalev Shalom, Yedioth Aharonoth)
October 25, 2023, 4:36 pm
Filipino caregiver paid off terrorist, saved herself and 95-year-old employer
Camille Jesalva opened wallet, handed over $370 intended for a trip home, and smartphone
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on July 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 9, 2023, 7:07 pm
Amid legal battle with caregiver, Ben Gvir sought to cut payments to foreign workers
As an opposition lawmaker, Otzma Yehudit chief put forth bill that could have released him from hefty payments that court ruled he must pay to late father’s Sri Lankan caregiver
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A carer helping an elderly Israeli to cross the street in Tel Aviv. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
February 22, 2023, 11:11 am
‘Modern slavery’: How foreign caregivers in Israel have been extorted for decades
ToI exposes a multi-million-dollar industry in which foreign workers are compelled to pay ‘placement fees’ to employment ‘brokers’ – with the government’s full knowledge
By Inna Lazareva
Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)
July 20, 2022, 12:22 pm
Caregiver held on suspicion of indecent assault of Jerusalem nursing home resident
Police believe 72-year-old female resident may have been attacked multiple times over an extended period of time, are investigating if others were also abused
By Ash Obel
Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)
October 13, 2021, 6:19 am
Police suspect 90-year-old woman murdered by her caregiver
Officers arrest 30-year-old Moldovan; still unclear how victim was killed, as there were no signs of violence found on body
By ToI Staff
Filipino workers and their children protest against their their imminent deportation outside Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on June 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2021, 4:49 am
Court hearings to resume for dozens of Filipino carers, kids facing deportation
After COVID-19 halts hearings for 39 families without legal status, including many Israeli-born children, Tel Aviv court to restart proceedings on June 15
By Sue Surkes
Geraldine Esta and her children Khean and Kathryn arrive for a court hearing in Tel Aviv on July 28, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 30, 2019, 3:47 pm
Court rejects appeal against deportation of Filipino woman, her Israel-born kids
Geraldine Esta and her 2 children given 45 days to leave the country, as judge agrees to free them on bail; attorney says they plan to petition higher court
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of a Filipina worker helping an elderly woman on November 2, 2010. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
July 29, 2019, 2:52 pm
Filipino mother, 11-month-old expelled amid crackdown on visa-less workers
Immigration authorities say woman arrived 13 years ago but stayed beyond permit; officials detain another family ahead of removing them from country
By ToI Staff
Efraim Ben Baruch, a disabled man who died on July 26, 2019, after allegedly being beaten by his caregiver. (Courtesy)
July 26, 2019, 11:37 am
Disabled man dies after allegedly being beaten by caregiver
Police arrest 19-year-old employee suspected of murder after Efraim Ben Baruch succumbs to severe injuries suffered two weeks ago
By ToI Staff
A Filipino caretaker at a promenade in Tel Aviv. (Photo credit: Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
From the WebMay 3, 2017, 2:26 pm
Israel’s invisible Filipino work force
Nearly half of all caregivers in Israel come from the Philippines. They are now an integral part of many Israeli families, the NY Times reports
Illustrative: A Filipino caregiver walks with an Israeli man sitting in a wheelchair on April 22, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
August 8, 2016, 8:39 pm
Nepalese caregiver arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
Foreign worker tells police her alleged physical assault on 83-year-old Netanya man ‘wasn’t a beating, it was a caressing’
By ToI Staff
Holocaust survivor Richard Roberts being interviewed recently with his caregiver, Elenita Fernandez, in Sydney, Australia. (Screenshot via JTA)
April 12, 2016, 7:38 pm
Choice for caregiver: Daughter or Australia’s oldest Holocaust survivor
Elenita Fernandez, 43, is desperate to be at daughter’s 18th birthday in the Philippines, but may be refused reentry by Canberra
By JTA
Foreign workers at the Neema office in Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station (Photo by Liron Rotem)
February 17, 2016, 5:29 am
Zionist Union MK calls hearing on debt-slave foreign workers
Following Times of Israel exposé on illegal fees caregivers are made to pay, Itzik Shmuli vows to tackle manpower companies turning elder care into ‘a kind of human trafficking’
By Simona Weinglass
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