Taub Center President Prof. Avi Weiss met with President Rivlin’s team of advisors and shared findings from the Center’s State of the Nation Report 2020, highlighting the consequences of COVID-19 on the Israeli economy and workforce.
Prof. Weiss explained that, “The people hit hardest by the pandemic and those who lost their jobs are mainly those with a low level of education, low-wage workers, and young people.”
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