crazy statistic of the week #2

"A recent finding by the civil service of Yemen found that up to 30,000 of its employees (out of 473,000) were ‘ghost workers’ who never showed up for work, or ‘double dippers’ who were on more than one payroll...The Ministry of Education (MoE) is reported to be one of the top ministries in the employment of ‘ghost workers.’ Often, teachers and administrators who are on the MoE payroll simply do not ever report to work while collecting salaries." (from USAID's Corruption Assessment of Yemen)

yes, this week I am learning about Yemen...

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Alison said…
Hey Em! Just found your blog through an old e-mail you sent. Let's catch up sometime. Come see me @ our blog!
October 11, 2007 at 9:06 PM
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