Chapter II The change in the situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The first subject: The Right to Work The President issued Decree Law No. (3) of 2019, regarding occupational safety, health committees and supervisors in establishments. This is a positive development in order to improve the protection system for the purposes of occupational safety and health. The Decree Law aims to strengthen internal control in facilities and work sites, to provide a healthy and safe work environment, safety and professional health requirements, by reducing work accidents and injuries and occupational diseases. The Decree Law strengthened the role of labor inspectors, accredited by the Ministry of Labor, with the powers of judicial control and increased penalties against violators of occupational health and safety standards. Unemployment rates continued to rise among the labor force, as the number of unemployed, 15 years and above, reached (343,800) people, divided by (215,100) people in the Gaza Strip and (128,700) others in the West Bank. The disparity between unemployment rates between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip increased, where the rate was 45% in the Gaza Strip compared to (15%) in the West Bank, and the gap in the participation of women in the workforce continued, with the unemployment rate among females (41%) compared to (21%) for males. The decision on the national minimum wage remained unrevised. There was no commitment to implementing it, as the percentage of waged employees in the private sector who earn a monthly wage less than the minimum wage in the West Bank was (12%) and in the Gaza Strip (72%). The Commission also monitored (14) deaths of citizens resulting from failure to follow occupational safety and health standards in the work environment, (10) cases in the West Bank and (4) cases in the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Labor stated that it carried out (16322) inspection visits, including (7522) followup visits, while the number of facilities visited was (10601) in all work sectors. As for the policies, measures and procedures that the Ministry took to control implementation of occupational safety and health conditions, the Ministry reported that it has completely closed down (73) worksites and establishments, (9) partially closed establishments and stopped the work of (6) machines until the work environment in the establishments is corrected and complied with the legal requirements. The Ministry of Labor in the Gaza Strip conducted (14552) inspection visits and issued (1043)