AMMAN — The World
Bank has transferred $7.6 million to finance part of the National Employment
Program in the Kingdom, which aims to stimulate employment and skill
acquisition in the private sector. This brings the total project funding since
its approval in April 2022 to $12.3 million.
اضافة اعلان
The new funding for the program, supported by the general
budget and the World Bank, was transferred at the end of May last year. The
previous transfer amounted to $4.4 million in February, in addition to an
earlier payment of $280,000 upon the program’s launch in April 2022, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported.
As of June 8, the number of beneficiaries of the National Employment
Program, including those who have signed employment contracts with private
sector institutions, reached 22,529 individuals who have started working
through agreements with 1,003 establishments.
Employment rates in the industrial sector
The beneficiaries of the National Fund include 754 females
and 927 males. The highest employments rates were in the industrial sector,
followed by education, tourism, mining, and quarries, according to the Ministry
of Labor.
Meanwhile, the World Bank approved $112 million in financing
on December 17, 2021 to support Jordan’s project for stimulating employment and
skill acquisition in the private sector.
The “Tashghil” National Employment Program aims to provide
60,000 job opportunities for Jordanians in the private sector. It relies on
private sector demand and aims to create job opportunities, followed by
training when needed.
The program targets individuals aged 18 to 40, with 7
percent of National Aid Fund beneficiaries identified to benefit from the
program.
Stimulate job opportunities in the Kingdom
The program is one of the economic priorities of the
government in 2022, designed in partnership with the private sector to
stimulate it to provide job opportunities for unemployed Jordanians in all
economic sectors and fields, and in all governorates of the Kingdom.
Employment is carried out by employers according to their
needs and in coordination with representatives of economic sectors and fields,
with financial incentives provided for six months per worker, amounting to
JD130 (wage support), JD10 (social security subscription support), and JD10
(transportation allowance), totaling 150 dinars.
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