Afghanistan, Oct. 12 -- The purchasing power of Afghanistan's unskilled laborers has fallen 25% from a year ago, as limited work opportunities, lower wages and increased food prices continue to strain household access to food, the World Food Program (WFP) said in a new report.
In its latest market report, released Monday, October 12, the WFP said unskilled workers found employment for an average of just two days per week. Work availability was 14 percent lower than a year earlier and 21 percent below the three-year average.
Average wages for unskilled workers also declined by 5 percent compared with the same period last year, further reducing the income available to families dependent on daily labor.
The report also highlighted weakening...