Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water : Noncitizen Arabs in the Israeli Labor Market / Noah Lewin-Epstein, Moshe Semyonov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Semyonov, Moshe, Author.

Lewin-Epstein, Noah, Author.

Series:

Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers--Israel.

Foreign workers.

Palestinian Arabs--Employment--Israel.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Arabs--Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Arabs--West Bank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The status of Arab workers the West Bank and Gaza Strip has become one of the most salient social problems facing Israeli society. Noncitizen Arabs in Israel occupy the lowest, most undesirable positions and are paid significantly less than Israeli citizens. The handicaps they suffer are similar in many respects to those experienced by migrant laborers in Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, by seasonal Mexican workers in the United States, and by temporary African workers in South Africa.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Introduction

1. Social and Economic Forces in Israel's Labor Market

2. Ethnic Organization of the Labor Market

3. Ethnic Group Mobility

4. Occupational Segregation and Income Competition

5. Income Differentials

6. A Comparative Perspective on Noncitizen Arabs

7. Conclusion

Appendix A: Labor Force and Income Surveys Used in the Study

Appendix B: Occupational Categories and Their Socioeconomic Scores

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501744822

1501744828

OCLC:

1129216280