Citizen MP criticizes not providing job opportunities for jobless citizens

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Hamid al-Khudhari, of the Citizen bloc criticized the government for not providing the job opportunities for the jobless citizens.

Speaking to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com), he said “The youth in Iraq suffer from real problems in Iraq such as the lack of the job opportunities.”

“The unemployment rate in Diwaniyah province is about 18 % which reflects a clear negligence by the government to the youth,” he added, noting that “Some young people started to join the armed groups to get some money.”