Workers in outlying areas facing layoffs as export demand drops

Workers in both north and south Israel are being informed that the companies they work for are millions of shekels in debt.

By Yanir Yagna and Eli Ashkenazi | 03:15 14.08.12 |

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More than 500 manufacturing workers in remote parts of Israel may lose their jobs because of declining European demand, as a result of the economic crisis there.

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Workers in outlying areas facing layoffs as export demand drops

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