Gaza unemployment levels 'among worst in world'

[Gerald]

Gaza's unemployment rate was among the world's highest, at 45.2% in late 2010, the UN has found, as Israel's blockade of the territory enters its fifth year.

Real wages meanwhile fell by more than a third, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said.

Its report says that private businesses have been hardest hit by the continuing ban on virtually all exports.

Israel tightened sanctions on Gaza in 2006 after militants captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

The blockade was tightened again a year later when Hamas ousted rival Palestinian organisation Fatah from the territory.

'Boost to Hamas'

UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said of the report in a statement: "These are disturbing trends and the refugees, who make up two-thirds of Gaza's 1.5 million population, were the worst hit."

The unemployment figure, for the second half of 2010, was a slight improvement on the 45.7% jobless rate during the same period in 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13758003


Note: 14 June 2011 Last updated at 13:11 GMT

[TLAM Strike]

With such high unemployment there must be rampant lack of food and healthcare!


Oh wait...

[Gerald]

Could perhaps be Mr. Obama's new service to get the country back on its feet....

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Vendor

Could perhaps be Mr. Obama's new service to get the country back on its feet....

Yea America should be blockaded my Israel! That would solve a lot of our problems!

[MH]

There was a time when Gaza and west bank citizens traveled freely all over Israel.
In some Jerusalem areas there used to be more cars with Palestinian licenses in morning traffic jams than Israelis.
Then came Arafat P.L.O and after that hamas and ended it all with terror.
Now its up to Gazans they cant have it both ways...
If Israel do it for them it might turn into crime against humanity....

[Schroeder]

Perhaps they should fire a few more Kassams at Israel. That would definitely improve their situation....

[Gerald]

Yes, it is probably the least one can say....

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by MH

There was a time when Gaza and west bank citizens traveled freely all over Israel.
In some Jerusalem areas there used to be more cars with Palestinian licenses in morning traffic jams than Israelis.
Then came Arafat P.L.O and after that hamas and ended it all with terror.
Now its up to Gazans they cant have it both ways...
If Israel do it for them it might turn into crime against humanity....

That's a fair post and one that doesn't drag up all the past postings and theories we've had on this and similar topics.

[nikimcbee]

So the Palestinians are using obama's economic policies too. Good for them.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So the Palestinians are using obama's economic policies too. Good for them.

Your simply......incorrigible

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So the Palestinians are using obama's economic policies too. Good for them.

Sure,

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Your simply......incorrigible

So the name of the new Palestinian state is, East Detroit?

East Obamaland?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So the name of the new Palestinian state is, East Detroit?

East Obamaland?

No, east Niki