May 10 Sami Zaptia

WB Libya jobs report makes three recommendations starting in transition period

By Sami Zaptia.A World Bank report on the Libyan jobs market says that the country has the world's second highest unemployment rate  (Photo: Libya Her...

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Apr 21 Newsdesk2

Ghariyan Labour Office strives to find solutions for jobless residents

By Libya Herald reporter.Gharyan, 21 April 2015:Some 1800 individuals applied for job training and placement assistance from the Office of Labour and...

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Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

My 2 Cents: The “Libyan Personality” and Libya’s economic challenges

By Hafed Al-Ghwell. Washington DC, 29 April 2013: Dear Reader, I have accepted the kind invitation of the Managing Editor of the Libya Herald to...

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Mar 25 Michel Cousins

Unemployment at 15%: government official

By Farah Waleed.Tripoli, 25 March 2013:Unemployment in Libya is 15 percent, according to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitatio...

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Craftsman shortage slows home store take-off
Dec 26 Nigel Ash

Craftsman shortage slows home store take-off

By Maha EllawatiBenghazi, 26 December:Business has been challenging for a Benghazi building supplies store that opened its doors in September, so the...

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Dec 16 Sami Zaptia

Youth Employment in Libya: A Structural Solution is needed - PART 2/3

By Abdul Rahman Al Ageli – The Libyan Youth ForumTripoli, 16 December:In part 1 of this talk we briefly introduced the notion that the youth employmen...

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