Planning: unemployment rates are about 14%, mostly women

[size=52]Planning: unemployment rates are about 14%, mostly women[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/Bright news[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, Wednesday, the Ministry of Planning stated that unemployment rates in Iraq are still below 14%, but experts questioned this statistic and spoke of it reaching 40%, and warned of its aggravation in conjunction with the public debt reaching 140 billion dollars, and they advised activating the private sector to accommodate the increasing numbers. of the graduates.[/size]
[size=45]The spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, said, in a statement to (Al-Mada), that “the unemployment rates in Iraq are still the same, and there have been no changes in them, and they are between 13.8 to 14%,” explaining that “these numbers include all governorates.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi added, "Unemployment is different between the sexes, and the difference between them is about double. Among women, we find that it reaches 18%, while for men it is about 9%."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "government efforts and policies in order to confront this phenomenon are represented by activating the private sector; To achieve a partnership with the public government sector in generating job opportunities and absorbing manpower, and we will continue to do so.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi pointed out, "measures have been taken in this regard, represented by the formation of the Private Sector Council headed by the Minister of Planning and with the membership of representatives of all economic sectors affiliated with the private sector."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi went on to say, "The council's task is to draw up policies, set visions, and determine the mechanisms through which all private sector activities can be supported in order to fulfill its duty to the fullest and help reduce unemployment rates in Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]But the economic expert, Ahmed Eid, believes that the unemployment rate in Iraq is very large and exceeded 40%, contrary to what the Ministry of Planning spoke about.[/size]
[size=45]In an interview with Al-Mada, Eid said, "The unemployment numbers have become frightening compared to the number of those who graduate annually from colleges and institutes, and who are able to work for about a year."[/size]
[size=45]He noted that "random employment and the absence of scientific economic policies, in addition to financial and administrative corruption, are important factors that led to the spread of unemployment."[/size]
[size=45]Eid spoke of “a dangerous stage facing Iraq, because the public debt exceeded 140 billion dollars, with the lack of clear-cut economic plans, and this requires activating the private sector in order to confront the danger of this debt on the one hand, and the employment of idle hands on the other.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that "unemployment, the crisis of the private sector, and the indebtedness are faced by a job slack in the public sector, which prevents the allocation of new job grades in state institutions."[/size]
[size=45]Eid concluded, “The government should review its economic accounts and search for practical solutions related to the private sector and activate it, as it is the only way out of this crisis that has caused many social problems and an increase in poverty rates.”[/size]
[size=45]The Finance Committee in the House of Representatives had stated that the current year's budget was devoid of appointments, with the exception of grades allocated to some state institutions, which are few and not enough to confront the phenomenon of unemployment.[/size]
[size=45][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]