The “low wages” aspect may be the main reason behind doctors’ departure and migration in pursuit of better jobs abroad or even in private sector hospitals that may pay them higher wages. Other significant causes [ More … ]
Kuwait has announced that the country’s labor market has lost 199,000 non-Kuwaiti workers, mostly from the Egyptian and Indian nationalities, covering 15 different activities, which is the largest number in the history of the country. [ More … ]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed on Friday that three million Yemeni children are unable to enroll in education this year due to the ongoing conflict in the country. Katharina Ritz, head [ More … ]
Thousands protested in northeastern Tunisia on Thursday to mark a general strike over unemployment and poverty, six years since a revolution ignited by similar grievances. Demonstrators gathered at the local branch of the powerful UGTT [ More … ]
Almost 5.3 million Moroccans “live under the threat of falling back into poverty”, according to AFP. The World Bank says it has approved $150 million in financing to support small enterprises in Morocco and improve [ More … ]
Protesters have clashed with the police and paramilitary units at a demonstration in a town south of Amman, demanding jobs and better economic conditions for their region, Al Jazeera reported. Residents of Dhiban have clashed [ More … ]
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