On 1 July 2011, Labour Section of the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel-Aviv went to inspectThai workers in Moshav Beit Kana, which operates a vegetable farming business, – in central Israel.
Mr. Kaim Misaluski individually owns the vegetable farming business. He pays the government 7,000 shekel annually in rent for a 250 rai farm. Vegetables grown in the farm – including cabbage, goat pepper, sweet pepper, and eggplant –are sold in domestic markets. There are 14 Thai workers working in the moshav; they work 6 days a week –Sunday to Friday – from 6am to 2pm. The workers have an income of 4,000-5,000 shekel and could send home some 4,000 shekel each month. They said, Mr. Kaim has run this business for 10 years but has a 40 years experience in agricultural business as he used to work for his family’s agricultural business. The workers said Mr. Kaim likes Thai workers and has never hired workers of other nationalities. On Free time, the workers would play sport and grow vegetables such as coccinia grandis, pumpkin, basils, and sweet basil, for their own consumption. They also take keen interest in raising chicken as one of their hobbits. Before leaving, the Laboru Section’s staff gave the Thai workers some sport gears and Thai national flag to boost their morale.
