Palestine – Yoseph Sharif was surprised by the decision to dismiss him from work in a private sector institution, at the time the contract between him and the company was not over, and when he asked why he was dismissed the employer answered because of difficult economic conditions of Gaza Strip and its negative impact on the work.
The peak of Gaza strip crises a=came following the intensification of the Israeli siege in its eleventh year, and the closure of all crossing points, resulting in a severe economic recession, high unemployment levels of 41%, and the number of unemployed to about 207 thousand people. The workers in the sewing factories in Gaza were the most harmful in procedures. The owner of one of the limited factories in the sector has laid off 70% of its workers due to the scarcity of raw materials, the lack of market activity and the weakness of the general economy due to the Israeli siege imposed on the city Since 2007.
Most factories closed
Prior to the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, the Gaza Strip included more than 900 factories. The number of workers reached about 36 thousand workers of different age groups. During those years, the number dropped to approximately 15,000 workers. With the imposition of the Israeli siege in mid-2007, most of these factories closed down and the workers were dismissed.
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