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Idan haNegev Industrial Park ("The Negev era", ), is an industrial park being built southeast of the Bedouin city of Rahat, Israel. The goal is to alleviate unemployment in the local Bedouin population.〔Ron Friedman, (Ministers inaugurate new projects in South to help Bedouins ), Jerusalem Post, April 28, 2010〕 It is situated in a zone under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council, between Lehavim and Rahat, close to the city of Beersheba. It will cover an area of some 3,500 dunams (3.5 km2).〔(Idan Hanegev Industrial Park ), official site of Bnei Shimon Regional Council〕 Local Bedouin leaders praised the initiative. According to Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban, "it is a good solution which could considerably reduce unemployment in the city, particularly among Bedouin women".〔 ==History== Idan HaNegev is the first Jewish-Bedouin project of its kind.〔 The industrial park was inaugurated in April 2010. The cornerstone was laid by the mayors of the three local authorities involved in the project, and also by two ministers: Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Galilee Development Minister Silvan Shalom. The three owners of the park will share the profit: Rahat owns 44 per cent of the stock; Bnei Shimon Regional Council - 39 per cent (the park will be placed on its territory, and it will play an active role in its administration); Lehavim - 17 per cent.〔Tali Haruti-Sover, (A new initiative: A joint employment center for Arabs and Jews ) (Hebrew), The Marker, August 22, 2010〕 According to the data of the Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry, the employment rate among the Bedouin is 35 percent, the lowest of any sector in Israeli society.〔 According to some estimates, 81 percent of the Bedouin women of working age are unemployed (2012), mainly due to conservative traditions of the Bedouin.〔(FEATURE-Mosque doubles as work haven to Israel's Bedouin women ), Reuters, June 27, 2012〕 On the other hand, the Bedouin of Negev are the fastest growing sector of the Israeli society - they double their size every 15 years.〔(Bedouin of the Negev ), Israel Land Administration, 2007〕 When finished, the park will open new employment opportunities for the Bedouins of Rahat (population of over 53,000 people, as of 2012), Hura (over 17,500), Lakiya (nearly 10,000), Shaqib al-Salam (over 7,700) and other Bedouin localities nearby. As Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer put it, "the low participation rate of this population in the labor force hurts, not only the Bedouin, but the economy, its growth potential and the state as a whole. Growing employment inequality causes significant social issues and endangers the possibility of shared life here in Israel".〔 The park’s proximity to Beer Sheva, Highway 6 and the railway station at Lehavim, as well as low municipal taxes and state subsidies, make Idan Hanegev an attractive location for major companies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Idan haNegev」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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