On May Day, Gaza’s workers find whatever source of income they can

Gaza's economic collapse leaves workers in perilous jobs, with unemployment soaring amid ongoing devastation.

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Gaza City, Gaza Strip – On top of the rubble of a destroyed building, Ibrahim Abu al-Eish is busy clearing stones and collapsed roofing to prepare the way for a bulldozer that will remove what remains of the building.

Ibrahim, 24 years old, starts his day in the early hours of the morning and works until evening, employed as a labourer with a local contracting company clearing debris from buildings destroyed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.