27.01.2012                      03.Schwat. 5772                      Auschwitz-Gedenk-Tag

Ultra-Orthodoxe:

Measures on Haredim vanish from labor reform

Currently, 37% of Haredi men and 49% of Haredi women work.

The Trajtenberg committee's recommendations for increasing employment are set to be brought to the cabinet for approval Sunday, with one glaring omission – all the proposals for increasing employment among the ultra-Orthodox were dropped.
The team headed by Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, charged with drafting far-reaching proposals for economic and social change, had called for increasing employment among the ultra-Orthodox by introducing new incentives and training programs. Currently, 37% of Haredi men and 49% of Haredi women work….