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Gaza Employment and Poverty Stats
Critical economic indicators in Gaza as of May 2024
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On May Day, Gaza's workers find whatever source of income ... - Yahoo
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – On top of the rubble of a destroyed building, Ibrahim Abu al-Eish is busy clearing stones and collapsed roofing to prepare the way for a bulldozer that will remove what remains of the building.Ibrahim, 24 years old, starts his day in the early hours of the morning and works until evening, employed as a labourer with a local contracting company clearing debris from buildings destroyed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.He began working in this field after a ceasefire began in October, as some local efforts began in Gaza – devastated by more than two years of war – to remove rubble, reopen roads, and eliminate hazards in unstable structures.Ibrahim is happy to have work as Gaza’s economic crisis, brought on by the war, continues. But the accounting graduate says the work is extremely difficult, and unsafe.“It’s very exhausting work. I never imagined in my life that I would work in such a profession,” Ibrahim told Al Jazeera, taking a few minutes to rest before continuing.“I’ve been injured several times, and once a colleague had part of a house roof collapse on him and was seriously hurt,” he added.Despite this, Ibrahim finds himself forced to endure the harsh and dangerous challenges of his job due to the heavy responsibilities he carries.He supports a family of nine, including his parents and siblings, who are living in difficult conditions in a displacement camp in Jabalia, in northern Gaza.“What I earn does not exceed 80 shekels ($27) a day… but compared to the level of fatigue and exhaustion I face, it’s a small amount and doesn’t even cover the basic needs of my family amid these harsh conditions and soaring prices,” he added.Conditions in Gaza have created an extremely difficult work environment for labourers, most of whom lost their jobs and trades during the war and have turned to any available opportunity, no matter how low the pay or how high the risks.“There is no safety at all in the work environment, but nothing comes easy these days,” Ibrahim said.Israeli attacks have damaged or destroyed much of Gaza’s housing stock [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]Darkest momentsThis year’s International Workers’ Day – marked on Friday, May 1 – comes as Gaza continues to go through one of its darkest moments, amid a war that has been ongoing since October 2023, leaving the economy and labour market struggling.Hundreds of thousands of workers find themselves without jobs, while those who do have them earn barely enough to get by.In ...
Gaza youth: War makes unemployment and poverty their only future
GAZA, (PIC) In the Gaza Strip, unemployment is no longer a chronic economic issue; it has become an all-encompassing reality that haunts an entire generation of young people. This transformation did not happen in isolation it is the direct outcome of a relentless campaign of war and destruction whose chapters continue to unfold with devastating human consequences. Recent estimates from the ...
On International Workers' Day: Palestinian workers face an ...
Occupied Palestinian Territory - On the occasion of International Labor Day, marked annually on May 1, ActionAid Palestine) AAP) highlights the unprecedented reality faced by Palestinian workers amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, which has resulted in widespread destruction and a near-total collapse of the economic infrastructure. This comes alongside escalating ...
Unemployment In Gaza Soars To 68 Per Cent Amid War
Palestine, workforce, unemployment, Workers' Day In Gaza, the number of employed workers dropped sharply from about 292,000 in Q3 2023, when labour force participation stood at 55 per cent, to roughly 32 per cent participation in Q4 2024, reflecting widespread job losses during the war. The data further showed that approximately 74 per cent of those who had been employed in Gaza are now ...
