Noa Musleh

The labor union puts the unemployment rate in Gaza at 85 percent and in the Occupied West Bank at 38 percent.

Since October 7, 2023, and Israel's subsequent restriction of Palestinian workers into Israel, the labor union says more than 250,000 workers have been prevented from reaching their jobs, leaving them without income for over 30 months.

Shahar Saad, the head of the Palestinian Workers Union, tells NPR that the workers are suffering from unemployment and are living harsh conditions.

He says the Palestinian labor market has lost $90 billion in these years of instability and war.

For NPR, Noa Musleh reports from Ramallah.