Businesses employing haredim often accommodate religious observance by providing kosher meals and designating a space for prayers.
By DANIEL KENNEMER
The number of haredim employed in Jerusalem industry has quintupled since 2000, growing 40 percent over the past two years, the Manufacturers Association of Israel said Wednesday.
The city's 2,200-strong haredi industrial work force - primarily hi-tech programmers - is concentrated in 300 businesses, or 55% of Jerusalem's factories, the association noted. Haredim constitute between 10% and 50% of the work force in 240 Jerusalem factories.
Businesses employing haredim often accommodate religious observance by providing kosher meals and designating a space for prayers.
About 20,000 haredim are employed by manufacturers throughout Israel, of which 11,000 are women, the association said.
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