Yemen's skilled workers turn to odd jobs as war halts government salaries

Years of war and a US-backed economic blockade have forced Yemen's skilled professionals—engineers, technicians and civil servants—to abandon government jobs and join the informal economy just to survive.
Bashir al-Merhibi, once employed in land and housing projects, now works as a plumber and motorbike taxi driver after his salary stopped. The exodus of qualified workers, particularly in medical and academic sectors, has left critical gaps across the country and worsened Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
As fears of renewed conflict mount, workers continue adapting to support their families whilst communities struggle with the loss of essential expertise.
Al Jazeera's Yousef Mawry reports from Sanaa, Yemen.
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Bashir al-Merhibi, once employed in land and housing projects, now works as a plumber and motorbike taxi driver after his salary stopped. The exodus of qualified workers, particularly in medical and academic sectors, has left critical gaps across the country and worsened Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
As fears of renewed conflict mount, workers continue adapting to support their families whilst communities struggle with the loss of essential expertise.
Al Jazeera's Yousef Mawry reports from Sanaa, Yemen.
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