UNRWA staff in Gaza strike as demands remain unmet

UNRWA schools and clinics in the besieged enclave were closed as the agency failed to meet its staff’s demands.
Palestinian teachers sit in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City during a general strike of employees in UNRWA institutions in the Palestinian strip, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
Palestinian teachers sit in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City during a general strike of employees on Nov. 29, 2021. - MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images
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Staff at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip staged a general strike in the enclave on Sunday in protest against the agency’s lack of response to their demands, the UNRWA’s local staff union said in a statement. 

“There has been no positive progress regarding our demands except for some minor responses,” the Arab Employees Union added.

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