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Amman, Apr 30 (Petra) – Unemployment rates surged in late 2021, standing at 24.1 per cent, with about 435,000 Jordanians jobless, compared to 324,000 in the same period of 2019, according to figures by an NGO, which were released to mark Labor Day.

Al-Ghad newspaper - The profession of “auto mechanic” is one of the most famous and in-demand professions, and it is difficult to imagine a modern society without a specialized and multi-disciplinary auto mechanic, who knows how to carry out all diagnostic and repair work, and is able to service large cars or a fleet of vehicles, and in his own workshop.

Sputnik News Agency - Jordanian society is experiencing a state of controversy due to the amendments being discussed by the House of Representatives regarding cases in which the debtor's imprisonment is required, with trends to reduce these cases and write off some of them permanently.

Al-Rai Newspaper - Government Communication No. 56, which was announced yesterday, sparked controversy between workers and employers, as Communication No. 56 of 2022, issued based on the provisions of Defense Order No. 6 of 2020, stipulated that the provisions related to terminating or renewing employment contracts shall not apply automatically to employees appointed after its entry into force. Private sector institutions and establishments or any other entity subject to the labor law, whether or not these entities existed before the entry into force of that order.

Amman Net - The head of the Workers’ House Center, Hamada Abu Najma, said that the 56th communication issued yesterday by the Prime Minister stated that he lifted protection for labor contracts after the issuance of Defense Order No. 6 in April 2020.

Jordan News - Head of the Workers' House Hamada Abu Nijmeh has said that the decision to raise the minimum wage for non-Jordanian workers went into force as soon as it was approved, despite not being published in the Official Gazette, and is legally binding and enforceable, according to AmmanNet.

Jordan News - The 2022 National Employment Program, which is expected to provide 60,000 Jordanians job opportunities in the private sector, is seen by some experts in the field of labor market as “traditional and useless”.

Jordan Times - The National Employment Program 2022, “Tashgheel”, launched by the government earlier this month “does not contribute to reducing unemployment rates” in the Kingdom, according to experts.

Jordan News - The Coalition Against Violence and Harassment in the Place of Work has called for removing all restrictions that hinder workers' right to form and join trade unions, among other labor-related demands, through amendments to the Labor Law.

Al Arabi - The phenomenon of child labor is widespread in Jordan during the month of Ramadan, as a number of young people occupy the sides of the roads to sell vegetables, juice, and other things.

Amman Net - The head of the Workers’ House, lawyer Hamada Abu Najma, told the “Syrians Among Us” program on Al-Balad Radio, that the decision to raise the minimum wages for non-Jordanian workers is effective as soon as it is issued, despite not being published in the Official Gazette, and is legally binding and must be implemented.

Amman Net - After the tireless efforts made by many groups active in women’s rights, to empower them economically, the repercussions of the Corona pandemic over the past two years caused a decline in these efforts, due to the exit of women from the labor market, and the difficulty of returning to it after many of them were laid off.

Jordan News - Director of Labor Relations at the Ministry of Labor Adnan Al-Dahamsheh said that the issue of raising the minimum wage is linked to inflation rates and that if any increase is approved for this year, it will be too small to make a difference .

Jordan News - The Ministry of Labor received 7,744 complaints regarding unpaid wages in 2021, head of the Ministry’s Central Inspection Directorate Haitham Al-Najdawi said.

World Bank Blogs - Quality child care can provide pathways out of poverty, build human capital, promote early childhood development, and increase equity. Talk about the importance of providing childcare services, their feasibility, and their connection to women’s participation in the workforce is gaining momentum, especially after the outbreak of the Corona pandemic.

Amman, Jordan (CNN) - The Jordanian government announced, on Sunday, a new national employment program for the unemployed, which is expected to target about 60,000 people in partnership with the private sector, within a budget allocated to it worth 80 million Jordanian dinars, according to what the President announced. Jordanian Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh, in a press conference, at the government headquarters.

Hala News - Labor affairs expert Hamada Abu Najma said that the new national employment program for the unemployed, which the government announced on Sunday, does not depend on “creating new job opportunities” through new production lines or investments, but rather on employing unemployed people in... Existing job opportunities left by their owners or in existing establishments.

Hayat News - Head of the Labor House Center, Hamada Abu Najma, said that job opportunities in the National Employment Program are not new or resulting from new investments.

Amman - Al-Ghad - Cleaning workers working in support services companies, specifically in Ministry of Health hospitals, are still facing violations, the most notable of which is that the monthly salaries they receive are below the minimum wage, according to a report issued by the Jordanian Labor House.

Kingdom - A coalition consisting of a group of civil society organizations and labor and human rights activists called for developing and reforming the Associations and Labor Laws in a way that supports the needs of trade unions, associations and civil society organizations in their various forms, stressing the need for them to be amended in a way that “limits interference in their affairs, mainly in terms of ease of registration.” And the conditions governing his work

Roya Channel - A coalition consisting of a group of civil society organizations and labor and human rights activists demanded that work be done to develop and reform the Associations Law and the Labor Law in a way that supports the needs of trade unions, associations and civil society organizations in their various forms, and to help limit interference in their affairs, mainly in terms of Ease of registration, and the conditions that regulate its work and activity.

Roya Channel - On Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Bank launched an assessment framework for the state of vulnerability (fragility) among refugees in Jordan, through a field survey of more than 10,000 refugee families.

Sunday Today - Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Labor, Hamada Abu Najma, criticized the statements issued by the Ministry yesterday, Friday, in which it said that a worker in the private sector does not deserve additional pay on the day of the municipal elections in which the government decided to suspend work.

Abu Najma: The government does not have the decision to exclude the private sector from holidays according to the law

Kingdom Channel - An official in the Ministry of Labor confirmed that the worker in the private sector is not entitled to an additional wage for his work on the day of the local elections after a holiday was established on it, but a legal and legal opinion holds that the employee working last Tuesday is entitled to an additional wage because the holiday “definitely” includes the private sector.