Young Iraqis struggle to find jobs amid continued chaos, conflicts

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Young Iraqis struggle to find jobs amid continued chaos, conflicts

STORY: Young Iraqis struggle to find jobs amid continued chaos, conflicts DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yad al-Rajaa Company in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAAD AL-KHATTAB, Owner of Yad al-Rajaa Company 3. various of asian workers working in a sweats shop in Baghdad 4. various of the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABBAS FADEL, Deputy director general, Labor and Vocational Training Department of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs 6. various of the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs STORYLINE: Every year, thousands of students graduate from universities across Iraq, searching for an opportunity in the labor market, yet the country's sluggish economy offers little hope. Iraq has been suffering from a severe unemployment problem since the U.S. invasion in 2003. The continued chaos and conflicts that swept the country in the past 20 years have not only hindered successive governments from

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