No Israel visas for Filipino caregivers

Rappler.com

AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA

The strike of Israeli diplomats affected not only embassies worldwide, but also the deployment of Filipino caregivers. Unlike Filipino tourists who do not need a visa to visit Israel, caregivers and other workers need a special kind of visa. “It is sad, the strike. It is not something we wished to happen, but there is no other way,” Israeli Ambassador to Manila Menashe Bar-On said. Israeli diplomats demand better compensation, among other things, in their labor dispute that started last year.


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