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Jerusalem, 17 November 1999
PM Barak Summarizes Socio-Economic Cabinet Meeting
(Communicated by Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Prime Minister Ehud Barak summarized yesterday's (Tuesday)
16.11.99, socio-economic cabinet meeting.
Employment was the main issue on the agenda, including
integrating Ethiopian academics in the workplace and breaking
down the walls between the Ethiopian community and Israeli
society. The cabinet decided to establish an inter-ministerial
committee headed by Absorption Minister Yuli Tamir - who
initiated the debate on the issue - and Prime Minister's Office
Director-General Yossi Kucik to coordinate operations on the
ground.
The cabinet also decided to significantly alter approaches to
handling problems in the community, and for the first time
submitted a multi-year program for the community including
housing and to establish community centers to deal with problems
of poverty in both the caravan parks and in urban neighborhoods.
Finance Minister Avraham Shohat said that he is prepared to
provide the necessary funds to establish the centers and enable
them to function properly. The cabinet decide to provide 54 civil
service posts and add 17 more each year as part of the program.
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