The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies welcomed the amendments announced by the Prime Minister on Tuesday to the draft amended Social Security Law, particularly those related to postponing the implementation of certain provisions and adopting a long-term gradual application beginning in 2030. In a statement issued today, the Center noted that this gradual approach helps safeguard the acquired ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies has affirmed that the proposed amendments to the Social Security Law for 2026 are incomplete and lack full integration. The Center is calling for the adoption of a comprehensive reform package that strikes a balanced approach among financial sustainability, social justice, and the expansion of insurance coverage. This would strengthen public confidence ...

A national conference held in Amman on Tuesday concluded with a set of legislative and procedural recommendations aimed at dismantling the elements of the kafala system as applied in practice within Jordan’s labor market, and at strengthening protections for migrant workers in line with international labor standards and best practices. The proposed reforms seek to reduce the risks of exploitation ...

Today, Monday, the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies, in collaboration with Action Against Hunger and the “Grow Economy” project coalition, launched the results of two policy papers addressing decent work conditions and gender-based violence in the Jordanian agricultural sector. This took place during a conference that discussed the key challenges facing agricultural workers (both men and women) and ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies, in collaboration with the Oxford Internet Institute and funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), launched the results of two studies under the “Fairwork” project for 2025, highlighting the realities of working conditions for digital platform workers in Jordan. Ahmad Awad, Director of the Phenix Center, stated that digital transformation ...

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Children in Jordan are facing an increasingly alarming reality shaped by expanding poverty and the declining quality of public education, two factors pushing a growing number of them into the labor market at the expense of their right to education and protection. Despite numerous official and non-official initiatives to curb the phenomenon, the root causes remain largely unaddressed, with no ...