On May Day, workers in many countries held parades and enjoyed some time off.
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics marked the occasion with a statement containing words one does not often associate with number crunchers.
Collating data on labor amid a war that has impacted an entire economy is “unrealistic and useless,” the statement read. The statement noted that unemployment had already hit 75 percent in Gaza when Israel began its genocidal offensive on 7 October.
One effect of the war is that many people are undertaking work vastly different to what they had previously done in order to feed their families.
Sameh used to teach at Gaza’s Israa University. It was destroyed by Israel’s forces during January. ….more
