Saturday 6 August 2016

Gaza's children's employment: while occupying watercress bouquet Blogs




Gaza (Ina) - in her hands is not a bouquet of flowers Jasmine or Blogs, between her childhood melt under thehot sun and is working in the Gaza Strip markets, in search of a living Ngat siblings of children. 
Unfairness daughter of the 11 - year - old flowers, the girl who sees in her eyes All passers - besieged Gaza subjugated to her, did not hesitate for a moment in order to get off to work, after the minimum Jarret on her father who destroyed occupying his farm and his liver heavy losses. 
says blossoms reporter Islamic Press international , "Ina": "I'm here for my brothers and for dad , work tired and has a serious, but my family needs me , that money that Ojneha from the sale of paper watercress in themarkets, is the source of our income only. " 
flowers are not only working in the markets , but accompanied by eight of the younger siblings as a cell and one along Etjron cruelty of life and deprived childhood , along with dozens of children stretched their bodies of work. 
 add flowers: "always what I'm worried about my brothers in action, I especially big sister and makes itimperative to keep tabs on and reassured them by working from time to time so as not to be subjected to harm of one." 
According to the statistics of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics own workforce to 2015, confirmed the existence of (39,300) factor of the children in the age group (10-17 years) working in the Palestinian territories, and the number of children who work in the West Bank (29,600), compared to (9700) working children in the Gaza Strip, and works children in many workshops and factories different economic structures.
and see specialists , the Israeli wars of aggression and continued siege ten years ago on Gaza, where 1.9 million people live, is one of the key factors in the rise in child labor and rates of poverty and unemployment, which exceeded the rate of unemployment among the ranks graduates 45% and workers, the highest unemployment rate in the world, according to the Palestinian Ministry of labor. 
flowers , which fears that spared her father about the school is the number of siblings that he could not guarantee the expenses of their studies and full engagement in work, hopes that day does not come out. 
says her father , Iyad (37 years) for "Ina": " I did not send my children to work in a vacuum and you want tosend them, so that their work does not earn enough money, it is only serving food today." 
he continued: "I am a farmer and I had a farm and was a physical and my situation very well and the best However, but the occupation during the three aggressive wars was aimed at my farm, and destroys my equipment charge, and whenever I try to stand again and make up for my loss occupation comes and destroys the farm, in the recent aggression was the blow that broke my back and Ksrtne, I no longer could be back to work again after Qaibdna occupation losses estimated at 20 thousand dollars. " 
Iyad , who did not receive very little compensation for damage aggression is not enough food his children and his family of 20 people (12 Penta three wives and four children) during the month, I feel sorry because he iscompelled to deprive a number of his children to continue their education in school. 
he added: "I am very concerned for them as they work in the private markets , they are young daughters, but what do I do? Family in my neck and I want life to continue , even the least little. " 
For its part, the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees" UNRWA ", he warned that the growth of thePalestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip needs exceeded the financial support. 
The" UNRWA "in the report prepared on the " emergency situation in Gaza ", that growth needs more than financial support, and as a result, it has the programs budget , which supports the delivery of basic services operate in the presence of a significant shortfall in the budget, it is expected that the fiscal deficit stands at 74 million US dollars in 2016. 
she added that the reason for the growing needs due to growth and the increasing number of registered Palestinian refugees. noting that the programs of emergency and other major projects, which receive funding through a separate financing channels, is also working in the presence of a large budget deficit. it 
also noted the "UNRWA" that after the recent Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip it has been the summer of2014 by committing $ 247 million to support its program of emergency shelter, and so out of the $ 720 million needed for the same program, leaving a deficit of $ 473 million.

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