Israeli war pushes Palestine unemployment rate, paralyses labour market: UN

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The International Labour Organization says that the destruction of infrastructure, schools, hospitals and businesses in Gaza has destroyed entire economic sectors and paralysed labour market activities.

If the conflict continues until end-March then the unemployment rate will soar to 57 percent, ILO says. Archive Photo: Reuters

Already more than half a million jobs have been lost since Oct. 7 2023, when Israel began a deadly military campaign in Gaza after Palestinian resistance groups launched a cross-border incursion, the new report showed on Monday. ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat said that the destruction of infrastructure and schools, hospitals and businesses in Gaza had"decimated entire economic sectors and paralysed labour market activity, with untold repercussions on the lives and livelihoods of Palestinians for generations to come."

 

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