Israel’s tech sector and local manufacturers decide to join the general strike on Monday called by the Histadrut Labor Federation over the government’s failure to bring back the hostages in Gaza.
The Israel Business Forum, which represents most workers in the private sector in Israel from 200 of the country’s largest companies, as well as hundreds of tech companies, manufacturers, and law offices, declares that it will join the one-day general strike.
“At this difficult time, we must step up our protest and provide full support to the families of the hostages,” says Harel Wizel, CEO of Israeli fashion and retail store chain group Fox Ltd., at an emergency meeting of private sector companies on Sunday night.
“We declare the shutdown of all our businesses and organizations! We join the chairman of the Histadrut! We call for a hostage deal!”
Among the tech companies joining the strike are Wix, Fiverr, HoneyBook, Playtika, Riskified, AppsFlyer, monday.com, AI21 Labs, and Lemonade.
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