Trade unions count 570,000 unemployed and 52 workers killed on the way to work
Figures released by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions in early July and cited by PIC put unemployment at about 570,000 of a 1.4 million labour force over 1,000 days of war, with workers' losses above $10 billion. The federation reports about 80% unemployment in Gaza and 38% in the West Bank, 52 workers killed going to or at work, and over 38,000 workers arrested.