On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour, the Jordanian Labor Watch, affiliated with the Phenix Center for Economic and Information Studies, released a position paper calling for a review of the “unfair” economic policies that have led to an increase in child labor in Jordan. The paper highlights that the majority of child laborers come from poor families ...

The Phenix Center for Economics and Informatics Studies on Wednesday held a panel discussion on improving working conditions for digital labor platform workers in Jordan and around the world. The event was organized in collaboration with the Fairwork project, a research initiative based at the Oxford Internet Institute and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. It examines the standards and ...

The Phenix Center for Economics and Informatics Studies, in collaboration with the World University Service of Canada, has successfully concluded a targeted training program for the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) employees. The training, conducted under the project “Women’s Economic Linkages and Employment Development Project (WE LEAD),” aimed to enhance the skills of VTC employees in preparing sectoral analysis studies for ...

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 ...

Labor Protests In Jordan 2022

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 Jordanian labor ...

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 ...