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| Middle East |
| Sharon orders importation of 6,000 Thai workers |
| 2002-05-26 |
| Taking quick advantage of Shas's absence from the government, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon instructed his office to ensure that by noon today a timetable be drawn up for the importation of some 6,000 Thai agricultural workers. Former Shas ministers Eli Yishai and Shlomo Benizri had effectively held up implementation of a February cabinet decision to bring the number of foreign agricultural workers to 24,000. The agricultural sector has been badly hit by the Palestinian violence and subsequent loss of Palestinian workers. "Holy chips, Mahmud! We blew up our jobs!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |