Noam Barkan of Ynet News has reported that Israeli Economy Ministry’s EEOC has released the past year’s statistics relating to discrimination charges filed with it.
Workplace sexual harassment complaints increased by 45%; gender discrimination complaints increased by 35%, complaints; religious discrimination complaints increased by 30%; and pregnancy discrimination complaints increased by 26%.
Barkan quoted the EEOC Commissioner Attorney as saying that “Despite the labor market’s progress and the rise in employers’ awareness, there are still employers who fail to meet the law’s requirements, and the causes for that must be dealt with – both through PR efforts and deterrence.”
The article gives a more detailed breakdown for those who want to dig deeper.