AMMAN –
Nadia Al-Rawabdeh, Minister of Labor, announced on Tuesday that 33,000 job
contracts had been generated and completed under the National Employment
Program, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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During
a discussion with media representatives, Rawabdeh stated that the National
Employment Program is aimed at people aged 18 to 40, with the condition that 7
percent of this target group are National Aid Fund beneficiaries and 35 percent
are females.
She
stated that the program was scheduled to conclude at the end of 2023, but it
has been extended until 2025, and the government is currently working on
reforming it to include new employers.
She
pointed out that the beneficiaries of the
National Aid Fund reached 2308
beneficiaries, of whom 1116 were females.
She
spoke about the Sajjil platform for employment, which reached 224,844
registrants on the platform, 40 percent of them female.
She
stated that 3635 enterprises had registered through this platform, with 6077
job seekers hired through the
Ministry of Labor's recruitment directorates.
Regarding
the complaints that reached the ministry, she stated that the ministry dealt
with 13,341 complaints in the previous year, with 91 percent settled.
Rawabdeh
noted that 29,300 establishments were inspected during the last year.
She
stated that the total number of violations issued was 5,681.
She
pointed out that the ministry dealt with 50 labor disputes, and 41 percent of
them were resolved through direct negotiation.
In
terms of the organization of the labor market, Rawabdeh stated that the labor
law was revised to improve labor market organization and worker protection. She
stated that the most essential aspect of the labor law reforms was the
organization of non-
Jordanian workers' affairs, which entails giving
instructions on which
positions non-Jordanians are not permitted to hold.
She
stated that the definition of sexual harassment and the right of employees to
leave work if they are subjected to violence or harassment without notifying
their employer were included, as well as the authority to issue bases for
accrediting service certificates and prohibit gender discrimination.
She
pointed out that there was a tightening of the penalty for violating the
provisions of the labor law by raising the penalty from JD50-100 to JD500.
She
discussed the Ministry of Labor's implementation of three systems: occupational
safety and health and risk prevention, preventive and therapeutic medical care
for workers in establishments, and the system of forming occupational safety
and health committees and appointing supervisors in establishments.
She
explained that under these systems, instructions were issued to classify and
determine the degree of risk of economic activity, instructions to limit risks
in the field or work environment, and instructions to determine the types of
occupational hazards in the workplace and the necessary precautions to avoid
them.
She
cited the issuing of guidelines to protect pregnant and breastfeeding mothers,
those with disabilities, and
night workers. The ministry also adopted the
foundations of a policy to protect workers from workplace violence, harassment,
and discrimination, as well as a guide for companies to create a safe and
healthy work environment.
Regarding
the flexible work system, the minister said that the first draft of this system
was issued and all concerned parties were involved concerning this system to review it and express their observations,
indicating that the ministry is in the process of reviewing these observations
and taking what is necessary to prepare the final draft of the system and raise
it to the
Council of Ministers to proceed with its procedures according to the
rules.
The
Minister of Labor also said that a tripartite committee will reconsider the
minimum wage next year.
Rawabdeh
noted that the tripartite committee's most recent decision was made in February
2023. She explained that the committee voted at its last meeting to preserve
the minimum pay at JD260 for the years 2023-2024, with the condition that the
committee revisit the minimum wage at the beginning
of 2025.
Regarding
the
international marketing of Jordanian skills, she stated that the
Jordanian-German Center will open in November 2023 with the goal of promoting
Jordanian labor to Germany.
She
stated that the ministry is in the midst of finalizing an agreement to hire 150
Jordanians in Germany as well as 150 Jordanians in Jordan with approved German
qualifications.
Additionally,
she stated that the number of Jordanians who have worked in Qatar since the end
of 2018 has reached around 18,000 thanks to the Qatari initiative of the Emir
of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Regarding
expatriate labor, the minister pointed out that the number of valid work
permits reached 282,453 work permits.
She
indicated that the ministry issued 90,000
work permits for Syrian workers last
year.
She
explained that the Ministry of Labor, in cooperation with the Ministry of
Interior and the
Public Security Directorate (PSD), carried out a joint
inspection campaign to control violators, and
229 workers were arrested and deported during the first campaign from July to
October.
She
continued that 100 workers were deported and 14 workers were corrected during
the second campaign, which started in November and is still ongoing.
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