High unemployment record in Gaza, collapse of the productive sector

GAZA, (PIC)

Mahmoud Radwan sits among the ruins of his destroyed home, contemplating an uncertain future amidst a labor crisis unlike any before—what he describes as the worst in decades.

Before the outbreak of Israel’s genocidal war on October 7, 2023, Radwan, 45, worked in the construction sector—a vital industry in Gaza. He has since lost his only source of income. A father of six, two of whom are university students, Radwan describes Gaza’s labor market as bleak and…