158 in the West Bank; and the second deals with the policies adopted in the Gaza Strip. West Bank • On 13/02/2010, the three production partners (workers, employers, and official parties represented by the Ministry of Labour) reached an understanding in the meetings held in Turin, Italy in the presence of the (ILO) on the agenda of the social dialogue and its administration of what is known as the "Statement of Turin." • On June 09/06/2010, the private employment system developed by the Council of Ministers on 12/01/2010 was published in “Al‐Waqa'I Al‐ Falasteeniyah”. It stated that the system will take effect from the date of its publication. This system laid down the provisions relating to the employment offices, its licensing conditions, and procedures for regulating its work. • On 16/11/2010, a campaign to support the Employment Fund and Social Protection for Palestinian Workers in Palestine was launched at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva “…under the new phase on which the Palestinian Ministry of Labor is working to address the unemployment and poverty crisis rampant among Palestinians” according to the Palestinian Labour Minister. Gaza Strip According to a report by the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry worked on providing jobs and aid to those in labor and professional categories and segments who lost their employment opportunities. The report estimated the number of unemployed at approximately (150,000). Additionally, the Government has implemented the temporary employment program to alleviate unemployment. In total, the Ministry of Labour has spent the equivalent of (8.2 million US dollars) in 2010, between the provision of approximately (24,404) job opportunities within the temporary employment program in the amount of (5.2 million US dollars), in addition to providing emergency and relief programs and immediate cash assistance for about (30,000) workers, an average of ($100) per worker. Despite the legal obligation imposed on the PNA for the realization of the right to work in its territory, it failed this year to fulfill this commitment as it should.

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