17,000 Yemeni workers killed, injured in 5 years: Trade Unions Federation

SANAA, May 3 (YPA) – The General Federation of Yemen Trade Unions announced Saturday that nearly 17,000 workers in Yemen were killed and injured due to Saudi-led coalition air strikes during the five years of the war in Yemen.

During a press conference held in the capital Sanaa marking the International Workers’ Day, which falls in the First of May every year, the Federation explained that 6,229 workers were killed, while 10,698 others wounded as a result of direct coalition raids in the past five years.

“The coalition targeted 355 factories, causing the killing and injuring of more than 878 workers,” the Federation said.

The Federation pointed out that the coalition’s targeting of industrial facilities has led to the accumulation of workers and an increase in the size of unemployment.

The General Federation of Yemen Trade Unions indicated that more than 15,000 workers lost their job opportunities in the oil sector due to the aggression and the blockade, noting that the transfer of the central bank to Aden caused the interruption of salary payments, which affected thousands of workers from both genders in the country.

The Federation held the coalition forces fully responsible for the destruction and genocide inflicted on the country.

In the conference, The General Federation of Yemen Trade Unions announced solidarity with the workers of the world, and appreciated the struggle of Palestine workers in particular, condemning the German classification of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

YPA