By John Lee. A group of unemployed young Libyans has reportedly threatened to shut down oilfields in the Maradah area of eastern Libya unless"all problems are solved urgently". According to Reuters, the group compained in a statement about an "absent state, lack of health care and other services, and Marada town’s lack of road links […]
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Libyan Women in the Job Market
By John Lee. Jusoor Libya and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung have published a new report, “Libyan Women in the Job Market”. This study, authored by Hala Bugaighis, details the realities and challenges facing Libyan women in the job market. It can be downloaded here. (Source: Jusoor Libya)
Unemployment "Falls to 15 Percent"
Unemployment in Libya has fallen to 15 percent, according to a report from Libya Herald, which says that other estimates put the figure at 30 percent, and particularly high among the young. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation, Rabia Ammar, told the news agency that the 15 percent figure has been calculated […]
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15% Unemployment Reported in Libya
The Libyan Ministry of Labour estimates that the proportion of unemployed in Libya is now 15 percent of the total workforce. The total number unemployed is about 400,000, of whom about 149,000 have university degrees. A report to be presented to the Parliament on the current situation also speaks about the current challenges for over […]
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Libya looks to Islamic banks to lure deposits
Ahmed Saeed, a Libyan poultry farmer, says he’s waiting for his country to open Islamic banks to deposit money for the first time. “I’m sure that Islamic banks are more in tune with my culture,” he said. “I had a religious upbringing and I hear clerics ban dealing with current banks because of usury.” Once […]
Tags: Central Bank of Libya, Islamic Banking, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Shariah-compliant services, Unemployment
Egyptian workers queue up for Libyan rebuilding
By editor on 25th February 2012 in Construction & Engineering, Employment, Industry & Trade, Politics
When the Libyan embassy in central Cairo was besieged by crowds this time last year it was in the form of bitter protests against the brutal four-decade rule of the country's eccentric dictator. Now, after a nine-month civil war that ended with Muammar Gaddafi in a desert grave and Tripoli in the hands of NATO-backed […]