After the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, the deployment of caregivers and OFWs in Israel continued.
The caregiver, Jan Magbanua, has only been there for three months but has recovered all the costs and sacrifices.
“Ang mga Pilipino caregivers dito sa Israel ay mataas ‘yung tingin nila… Maganda ‘yung pasweldo nila, maganda rin ‘yung alam mo ‘yung benefits… Thankful talaga ako,” she said.
About 500 home-based caregivers are needed again in Israel.
The monthly salary is estimated at 5,300 NSI (New Israeli Shekels) or up to P77,320.
According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), only the following qualifications are required:
- Filipino citizen
- At least 23 years old
- At least 1.5 meters high
- At least 45 kg weight
- BS nursing or BS physical therapist graduate or has completed 10 years of study and has TESDA certification NCII for caregiving and has 760 hours of training
- English language proficiency
- Has never worked in Israel
- No parent, spouse, or child works or lives in Israel
- Healthy mind and body
- NBI clearance
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Israel hiring 500 caregivers, salary nearly P80k
Hiring is government-to-government, so you can only apply at POEA or on this website.
The first step, register on the POEA website and follow the instructions.
POEA will review the online application and provide a schedule for an interview, submission of documents, and pre-recruitment briefing to explain the selection process of Israeli employers.
In July, the government has started sending Filipino home-based caregivers to Israel, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
According to POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia, this is based on the Bilateral Labor Agreement signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Machluf in 2018.
“We took the initiative to address the concern and request of Israel for caregivers. Since we cannot disregard the fact that there are illegal recruiters here and there, Secretary Bello continues to remind OFWs to avoid dealing with bogus recruiters and under-the-table transactions that require placement fees of about P500,000,” said Olalia.
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