More than 1,000 medical and health graduates have protested in Baghdad, demanding government jobs amid high youth unemployment in Iraq.<\/p>\n
The demonstrations near the Finance Ministry have reportedly been met with police violence, with protesters describing the use of batons and electric shocks during what they say were peaceful protests.<\/p>\n
Iraq has long relied heavily on government employment, leaving many young graduates competing for a limited number of public-sector positions. Youth unemployment is reportedly around twice the national average of 15 percent.<\/p>\n
The demonstrations are raising concerns among Iraqi authorities about a possible return of the mass protest movement that swept across the country in 2019.<\/p>\n
That movement was driven in part by unemployment, corruption, poor public services and demands for political reform.<\/p>\n
With many of those underlying economic problems still unresolved, the latest protests highlight the growing frustration among Iraq\u2019s young graduates.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Jack Hewson reports from Baghdad<\/p>\n
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