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U.N. International Labour Organization: Women Increasingly Excluded From Afghanistan's Labour Market as Wider Employment Pressures Mount
August 18, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 18 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news:

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Women increasingly excluded from Afghanistan's labour market as wider employment pressures mount

New ILO brief finds female labour force participation has fallen to just 5.1 per cent, according to the latest ILO modelled estimates, while large-scale returns of Afghans have added pressure to an already fragile labour market and the Middl . . .

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