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Chareidi Employment in Yerushalayim - 65 Percent Increase
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There is a 65% increase in the number of chareidim employed in Jerusalem’s high-tech industry over the past four years, representing 2,600 workers in 250 factories, which represent 64% of the factories in the capital.According to Ron Tutnauer, who heads the Jerusalem District of the Israel Manufacturers Association in honor of Israel’s 60th anniversary. He added that the number represents an eight-fold increase in the number of chareidim over the past eight years. Many of the chareidi workers are employed as software programmers, and they generally represent between 2% and 10% of a factory’s employees. Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel
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