Israel: Gov’t plans to import foreign high-tech workers

Zvi Roger - Haifa Municipality - The Spokesperson, Publicity and Advertising Division, Matam located at the southern entrance to Haifa, Israel, is the largest and oldest dedicated Hi Tech park in Israel. Next to it, IEC Tower. The buildings in Matam at the front of the picture are the ones of Intel and Elbit Systems. Zvi Roger - Haifa Municipality - The Spokesperson, Publicity and Advertising Division, Matam located at the southern entrance to Haifa, Israel, is the largest and oldest dedicated Hi Tech park in Israel. Next to it, IEC Tower. The buildings in Matam at the front of the picture are the ones of Intel and Elbit Systems.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to unveil a plan to overcome the shortage of high-tech employees in Israel, “Channel 10″ reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to unveil a plan to import foreign high-tech workers, “Channel 10″ reports. The plan is designed to overcome the shortage of high-tech workers in the country, especially software engineers.

In the first stage, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will issue hundreds of employment visas for overseas specialists. Subsequently, the plan will be expanded to encompass thousands of work visas for software engineers and other high-tech professionals. Sources in the high-tech sector believe that if the plan is implemented, it will have a major effect on high-tech salaries in Israel, lowering them.

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