Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan is going to Israel to co-sponsor with Israeli Labor Minister Aharon Uzan a conference on Labor In Changing Industrial Societies in Jerusalem March 5-8. Representatives of U.S. trade unions and businesses are also expected to participate.
Among the persons Donovan is expected to meet with are President Chaim Herzog, Premier Yitzhak Shamir, Histadrut Secretary General Yeruham Meshel and members of the Knesset Social and Labor Affairs Committee. While Donovan has visited Israel before, this is the first time he is going as Secretary of Labor. Before departing on Friday, he is expected to meet with Jewish communal leaders in New York.
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