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162 Labor protests during 2022 – Jordanian Labor Watch

Jordan Labor Watch (JLW), affiliated with the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies, has released its annual monitoring report on labor protests in Jordan for 2022. According to the report, the number of labor protests decreased by approximately 28%, with 162 protests recorded, compared to 225 protests in the previous year. JLW monitored the protests throughout the year by ...

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Reforming the Wage Policy is a Step Towards Strengthening the Economy and Reducing Unemployment- Ahmad Awad

Ahmad Awad In recognition of International Labor Day, which falls on May 1st each year, it is pertinent – and topical- to discuss the labor market and the challenges it faces, in addition to the continuous erosion of basic workers’ rights that both male and female workers are confronted with across many sectors in Jordan. The inequalities present in the ...

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Policy Recommendations to address the psychological and mental health needs of older Jordanians and refugees in Jordan

Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies in cooperation HelpAge Jordan issued a policy paper calling to pay more attention to the psychological and mental health of older Jordanian and Syrian refugees in Jordan. The paper was launched during a discussion session on 26 April 2023 and has two main focus points: the reality of mental and psychological health for ...

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Demands to Reform the International Monetary Fund- Ahmad Awad

Ahmad M. Awad Several key issues were discussed during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings which took place in Washington, D.C. some of which have been discussed in the previous article, “The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings: Questions and Concerns.” While the meetings have concluded, much work remains to be done to reform the ...

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IMF & World Bank’s Annual Spring Meetings: Concerns & Questions

Ahmad M. Awad Dozens of civil society organizations, research centers, and independent experts raised numerous questions and concerns with the management of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, during the Spring Meetings recently hosted by the two influential economic institutions in Washington, D.C. This time around, in addition to issues traditionally raised in these meetings, the participants representing ...

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Discrimination in working hours between the public and private sectors | Ahmad Awad, Al-Araby

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Approval of the “amendment” draft of the Insurance Law | Ahmed Awad, Al-Mamlaka

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What are the manifestations of weak social justice in Jordan? | Morad Kotkot, Radio Al Balad

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Delivery Workers in Jordan: Fragile Contracts and Missing Rights | Ahmed Malkawi, Al-Araby TV

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Wages… and the minimum wage | Ahmed Awad, Academy of the Arabic Language in Jordan FM

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