Israeli Blockade of Gaza Hurts Employment and Wages, UN Report Says

by Gary Kopycinski on June 13, 2011

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 June 2011. Unemployment in the Gaza Strip remains among the highest in the world and real wages have continued to decline every year since Israel imposed a blockade of the area, according to a new report from the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees.