{"id":187552,"date":"2021-06-28T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=187552"},"modified":"2024-06-12T21:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:24:20","slug":"20-factories-destroyed-5000-jobs-lost-due-to-israels-offensive-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/06\/20-factories-destroyed-5000-jobs-lost-due-to-israels-offensive-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Factories Destroyed, 5,000 Jobs Lost Due to Israel’s Offensive on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flames are seen after an Israeli air strike hit targets in Gaza City, Gaza on 15 June 2021. [Ali Jadallah \/ Anadolu Agency]<\/p><\/div>19 Jun 2021 – <\/em>Head of the General Federation of Trade Unions Sami Al-Amasi has confirmed that 20 factories were destroyed during the last offensive on Gaza, and 5,000 workers had lost their jobs.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Al-Amasi disclosed that the latest Israeli offensive inflicted a massive blow to the economic sector in the Gaza Strip. He noted that it aggravated the already weak economy, which has been suffering for more than one and a half decades, with increased adversity due to COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Al-Amasi indicated that the economy was the main target for the Israeli attacks, pointing to the demolition of the offices of big companies located in the high-rise buildings destroyed during the offensive.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he stated that the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 affected more than 160,000 workers during the last year.<\/p>\n

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Read: Israel’s occupation is Gaza’s main medical problem, insist professionals<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The economic losses of the pandemic hit NIS 200 million and raised unemployment to 55 per cent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Al-Amasi called for Deputy Labour Minister Ihab Al-Ghussein to establish a fund to help workers affected by the Israeli offensive.<\/p>\n

He also called for Arab, Islamic and international trade unions to support the Palestinians and their cause, as they are enduring harsh conditions under Israeli occupation.<\/p>\n

Go to Original – middleeastmonitor.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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