(מהגרי עבודה בתחום הסיעוד בישראל: בין משפחה, שוק ומדינה)

תקציר

In the early 1990's, Israel opened its gates to migrant guest workers who were invited to work, on a temporary basis, in the agriculture, construction, and in-home care sectors in Israel. The in-home care sector developed quickly in those years due to the introduction of migrant workers into the care industry coupled with the creation of a new welfare state benefit: a long-term care benefit that subsidized the employment of in-home care workers working for dependent elderly and disabled Israelis. The article examines the legal and public policy ramifications of the transformation of Israeli families caused by the influx of migrant care workers into Israeli homes. Exploring the relationship between welfare, immigration and employment laws, and marketized and non-marketized care relationships, it reveals the intimate links between public policy, 'private' families and de-familialization processes.