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On the same day the Central Bureau of Statistics released data showing that haredi participation in the workforce was the lowest of all Israeli religious groups, Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer presented Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday with his ministry's program to encourage haredi employment, during a special meeting on the subject.
The program will focus on four facets of helping promote haredi workforce participation, and strive to set a long-term change in motion within that sector.
Vocational training options for haredi women will be expanded and adapted to the market's needs, according to the plan. Engineering training for haredi men will also be broadened and made more accessible through scholarships. Preparatory programs will be made available for haredim who...