"The economic and living conditions in the Gaza Strip are getting worse and worse with the continuity of the blockade, the absence of practical solutions and the international community´s disregard for the catastrophic humanitarian situation of 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," said Jamal al -Khudari, head of the Popular Committee Against Siege.
Al-Khudari pointed out in a press release on Monday, on the occasion of World Labor Day, that the labor sector and graduations are among the most affected sectors because of the siege of more than 12 years. The number of unemployed workers in Gaza increased from 300,000 workers living in economic and humanitarian conditions. Extremely difficult.
He stressed that the rising unemployment rates are intolerable and that the unemployment rate in Gaza is close to 60%, which is the highest percent in the world. This requires Palestinian Arab and Islamic international efforts to avoid the effects of this serious situation, which threatens thousands of families suffering from severe suffering. Basic life.
Al-Khudari pointed out that 85% of the population of the Gaza Strip lives below the poverty line and that the per capita daily income is $ 2 per day. About 90% of the factories, workshops and shops suffer heavy financial losses due to the siege, This, of course, is negatively reflected on the overall humanitarian and living situation.
Al-Khudhari called on Arab and international labor unions to form an international fund to support the workers of Palestine in general and the workers of the Gaza Strip in particular as Gaza is living under siege and its escalating effects.
