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Sputnik News Agency - At a time when unemployment rates are rising to unprecedented rates, Jordan is witnessing a human rights movement to reduce the phenomenon of wage inequality between males and females, in the public and private sectors, despite the amendments to the labor law criminalizing this matter.

Jordan News - The International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report that women's participation in the Jordanian labor market is one of the lowest in the world, at 14 percent, compared with 66 percent commanded by men.

Al-Rai Newspaper - The amendment to the Social Security Law included raising the rate of insurance deductions for the insured.

Al-Rai Newspaper - On the occasion of International Equality Day in Jordan, reports showed that there is a wage gap between the sexes.

Al-Ghad newspaper - The report of the Central Inspection Directorate of the Ministry of Labor revealed that it registered 95 human trafficking cases, 17 of which were submitted to the judiciary during the first half of the current year, indicating that the number of victims of these crimes reached 52 victims, while the number of perpetrators reached 66, and 88 victims were submitted. Possible in shelters.

Trend Detail News - AMMAN - Chronic and multiple factors, perhaps the most recent of which is the Corona pandemic, have cast heavy shadows on the economic reality of Jordanian women. Effective by advancing its national role on a different level.

Jordan News - AMMAN — Low salaries are driving many public sector employees to look for a second job to make ends meet in light of rising prices and the worsening financial conditions of many Jordanians, experts contended.

Jordan News - AMMAN — Head of the Workers' House Hamada Abu Nijmeh said that more than 50 percent of those employed in the Jordanian labor market are primary school graduates, according to Khaberni.

Al-Ghad newspaper - Experts in the field of social security and insurance policies criticized an amendment to the Social Security Law related to changing the method of calculating the retirement salary for those whose contributions are less than 120 at the beginning of the year 2023, which will be based on his average wage for the entire periods of his contribution, stressing that “if approved This amendment will reduce the pension salaries for these categories to more than 40%.”

Roya News - The head of the Labor House Center for Studies, Hamada Abu Najma, said that the Jordanian labor market employs more than 50 percent of those who are below the Tawjihi level.

Jordan News Agency - Multiple chronic factors, perhaps the latest of which is the Corona pandemic, have cast a heavy shadow on the economic reality of Jordanian women. This is a fact, although it does not bear a surprising nature, but, as experts see it, it appears to be an unpleasant result in a country that is actively seeking to create a social and legislative environment that makes... It is an effective element through advancing its national role on many levels.

International Truth - Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Labor and Head of the Labor House for Studies, Hamada Abu Najma, said that there was a slight decrease in the unemployment rate during the second quarter of the current year and there is no new worsening in unemployment rates. Abu Najma confirmed that the unemployment rate was very high before the Corona pandemic and arrived from From 19% to 25% and decreased to 22%.

Hayat News - Head of the Labor House Center, Hamada Abu Najma, said that the second quarter of the current year 2022 witnessed a slight decrease in the unemployment rate, as it recorded a rate of 22.6% compared to the first quarter of the same year, which recorded 22.8%.

Al-Rai Newspaper - Despite the differing opinions of labor experts about the reasons for the weak outputs of vocational and technical training institutions and their inability to link this training to employment and thus its impact on high unemployment rates, they agreed on specific reasons. Some of them pointed out that the work environment is not suitable for the jobs that are offered. After training, others attributed the reason to the quality of the programs offered by training institutions as not being compatible with the needs of the market.

Al-Ghad newspaper - After launching a petition to collect individual signatures, demanding that the recommendation to abolish the Ministry of Labor be rejected, yesterday, more than 50 parties, representing civil society organizations and trade unions, sent a memorandum to the Council of Ministers, demanding that the recommendation of the Public Sector Modernization Committee to abolish the Ministry not be taken into account as a trend. It is ill-considered and does not take into account the principles and mechanisms of the Ministry’s work.

Al-Ghad newspaper - Rania Al-Sarayrah - While an upcoming amendment to the law of the General Organization for Social Security increases the fine on employers who evade registering their workers in the social security umbrella to 1,000 dinars for each worker, instead of 500 dinars, this amendment brought back to the scene several problems that it faced. File to reduce insurance evasion in Jordan.

Kingdom - Chairman of the Parliamentary Labor, Development, Social and Population Committee, Representative Hussein Al-Harasis, said on Wednesday that what would be more appropriate is to correct the situation of the Ministry of Labor, and not to abolish or merge it and transfer its powers to other ministries, if the primary goal of the merger is to facilitate procedures for the citizen.

Al-Ghad newspaper - The Parliamentary Labor and Housing Committee and specialists in workers’ affairs recommended that the government dialogue with those concerned before proceeding with the recommendation to abolish the Ministry of Labor, which came within the recommendations of the Public Sector Modernization Committee, stressing that abolishing the ministry would create complete chaos in the labor market.

Hayat News - The head of the Labor House Center, lawyer Hamada Abu Najma, denounced the outcomes of the Public Sector Modernization Committee, especially with regard to the idea of ​​merging and abolishing ministries.

Al-Ghad newspaper - While the Social Security Corporation announced its intention to adopt a new mechanism to amend the minimum pension salaries that is linked annually to the average wages of participants, and which results in an increase in the small wages for retirees, experts confirm that this approach “will not be a solution to the problem of low wages, not only for retirees but for all joined workers.” Under the umbrella of social security,” calling for radical solutions to the problem of low wages in the first place.

Roya Channel - The Workers’ House Studies Center said that the idea of ​​abolishing the Ministry of Labor in the plan to modernize the public sector is “unconsidered,” and does not take into account the principles of work of ministries of labor and their recognized roles in public administration, international standards, and countries’ experiences.

Hala News - The Labor House for Studies and Research issued a report on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which falls on July 30 every year.

Ammon News Agency - Prime Minister Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh is a sensible man, but he has little experience. He intends to do what is right, but his intentions find a way into the unknown, and this has been proven by the clear evidence of the plan that was presented a few days ago for administrative reform.

Sputnik News Agency - Although it has been awaited for many years, the child protection law that the government sent to the National Assembly for approval has sparked widespread controversy in Jordan, amid differing opinions about some of the articles contained in the law.

Al-Hayat News - Muhammad Badawi - The Workers’ House Center referred to the draft law on children’s rights for the year 2022, where the Workers’ House explained that the law comes in response to constitutional amendments that emphasized the protection of childhood, especially Article 6 of it, which obligated the state to protect motherhood and childhood...