The impact of government regulation on recruitment process, rights, wages and working conditions of labor migrants in the Israeli construction sector
研究了以色列建筑行业双边协议实施前后外籍劳工的招聘费用、工资和工作条件变化，发现协议虽降低了招聘费用，但未显著改善工人权利，工资甚至下降。
To determine the impact of evolving forms of governance on migrant workers’ rights and employment conditions in Israel we first probe the extensive private recruitment industry that developed in Israel before the implementation of bilateral agreements, and examine migrant workers’ employment conditions and wages. Next we show the importance of bilateral agreements for the annulment of illicit practices in labor recruitment, as well as the practical consequences for migrants under the new arrangement. Specifically we scrutinize the impact of implementation of bilateral agreements in the construction sector on recruitment practices and fees, wage levels, and work conditions. Implementation of bilateral agreement were accompanied by dramatic decrease in the sums paid by migrant workers to reach the host country – but did not significantly improve workers’ rights, and their wages even declined. The mechanisms whereby a pool of precarious workers has emerged in the local labor market in Israel are highlighted.