JERUSALEM, July 30 (Xinhua) -- At the end of 2017, Israel has about 100,000 foreign workers with valid work visas, according to an Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics' statement on Monday.

The holders of work visas who entered Israel in 2017 were from about 100 different countries, 61 percent of them from Asian countries and 35 percent from Europe.

Most of the workers from Turkey, China and Thailand were employed in construction and agriculture. In contrast, those from Nepal and the Philippines were employed mostly in nursing.

In addition, about 67,000 workers came as tourists and stayed to work illegally in Israel.

According to data from the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority, at the end of 2017, there were also 37,300 work seekers that illegally infiltrated to Israel, most of them from Eritrea with 71 percent followed by Sudan with 21 percent.