University Graduates With No Hope For Jobs

By Asma al-Mohattwari. This article is published courtesy of National Yemen, where the article was originally published.
With the beginning of each new year, Yemeni university graduates stand in front of the offices of the civil service hoping to be lucky enough to get a job or to find their names on the lists of people accepted for employment. Hopes quickly dissipate with the lack of job openings compared to the thousands of applicants competing to have a job. Years of suffering, despair, and waiting, many young people stand helpless because of the inability of the state to hire them. More...