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The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies conducted a series of awareness sessions for workers and employers in the agricultural sector in Irbid Governorate (Bani Kenana District), focusing on decent work and gender-based violence in Jordan’s agricultural sector. The sessions aimed to raise awareness among workers and employers about their rights under the Labor Law, the Social Security Law, ...

The Phenix Center, in cooperation with Terre des hommes (Tdh), concluded on Thursday a series of meetings held in the capital, Amman, to discuss a proposed Code of Conduct on decent working conditions in the Jordanian agricultural sector. The Code of Conduct was developed by the Phenix Center following a comprehensive assessment of the agricultural sector based on four key ...

A position paper released by the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies stresses the urgent need for comprehensive and inclusive reforms to Jordan’s social security system. The paper concludes that any reform must focus on expanding protections, achieving equitable coverage for all workers, and ensuring institutional sustainability—rather than reducing benefits or shifting the financial burden onto workers. The paper ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies has begun holding awareness sessions for workers and employers in the agricultural sector in Madaba Governorate on the topics of decent work and gender-based violence. These sessions were developed based on an assessment conducted by the Center on working conditions and occupational safety and health standards in the sector. The sessions aim ...

The Jordan Labor Watch called on the government to urgently intervene to stop the decision of a garment factory in Al-Hassan Industrial Estate in Irbid Governorate to terminate the services of 38 male and female workers from Jerash and Ajloun governorates. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Jordan Labor Watch said that the factory’s decision came under the pretext ...

The Jordan Labor Watch has expressed its approval of the tripartite labor committee’s decision to raise the minimum wage to 290 Jordanian Dinars starting from the beginning of next year. The Jordan Labor Watch views this as a step towards improving the living standards of workers and an investment in ensuring the long-term economic and social stability of the country. ...

The Jordan Labor Watch has emphasized the urgent need to abolish the sponsorship system for migrant workers in Jordan. They advocate for a new system that is flexible and ensures the protection of workers’ rights in accordance with international standards, allowing them freedom of movement, travel, work, and choice of employer. The Jordan Labor Watch’s statement highlights that the legislative ...

Following the official announcement, at dawn on Sunday, of political regime change in Syria, Syrian refugees around the world opened the doors for the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, Syria, and began charting their way back to their cities and towns from which they had been displaced for many years. Meanwhile, the Syrian opposition that took control of ...

A specialized position paper called for improving the infrastructure, especially in the private sector, to make it attractive and suitable for people with disabilities, as a step towards enhancing their integration into the labor market and their involvement in the development process. The paper showed that the working environments in many private sector organizations are “unattractive” for people with disabilities, ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies (PCEIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Asia-North Africa Institute for Development and Training (WANA) of the Royal Scientific Society to deepen cooperation on human rights in Jordan, specifically the rights of persons with disabilities. The MoU, signed by Phenix Center Director Ahmed Awad and WANA Institute Director ...