TOP STORY: More women in work than men – survey

Of the 3.7 million workers in rural areas 86 percent work in agriculture, forestry and fishing as their main jobs but 60 percent of them are poor There has been a decline in economic activity rates since 2001, with relatively low unemployment according a Labour Market and Economic Activity, survey, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).
Rwandan Women during a recent IFC investments conference. (Photo / J. Mbanda)
Rwandan Women during a recent IFC investments conference. (Photo / J. Mbanda)
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