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The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies called for the need to reconsider the recent proposed amendments to the Jordanian Labor Law, as they have serious implications for decent work standards. The Phenix Center stressed that decent work standards in Jordan are in continuous decline in many sectors and economic activities and that the Jordanian labor market is still ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies called for the need to improve the health, economic and social services provided to the elderly in Jordan. In a press release issued on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, which falls on October 1st of each year, the Phenix Center said that the elderly in Jordan, whether Jordanians ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch confirmed that the economic policies applied and still applied by the government have not succeeded in reducing unemployment rates in Jordan, and they remain at high levels compared to the historical unemployment rates in Jordan, and their rates in most countries of the world. The unemployment rate in Jordan is still fixed at 21.4 percent during ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch confirmed that young people in Jordan face many obstacles that prevent them from joining the labor market, which has contributed to very high youth unemployment rates that are among the highest in the world. In a statement issued on the occasion of International Youth Day, which falls on August 12 of each year, the Jordanian Labor ...

Civil society organizations have called for the need to intensify efforts to create tools to measure the implementation of UPR recommendations, especially those from the fourth and final UPR cycle. During a national consultation session held by the Phenix Center for Economic and Information Studies and the Coordination Committee for Civil Society Organization (HIMAM) in cooperation with the Arab NGO ...

On Wednesday, ACTED held the National Dialogue Forum on Decent Work Conditions for Women in the Agricultural Sector. The forum was part of the “Growing the Economy” project funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) in partnership with Action Against Hunger (ACF), TDH, and the Phenix Center for Economic and Information Studies, in cooperation with Eco-Consult and the Royal Society ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch welcomed the government’s decision to amend the Human Resources Management Law to allow public sector employees to work outside official working hours. In a statement issued on Monday, the Jordanian Labor Watch said the move is in the right direction and alleviates the suffering of employees, especially in light of the low wage levels and the ...

A position paper recommended that the Human Resources Management System should be amended to ensure a balance between improving public sector efficiency and protecting the rights of employees. The position paper, issued by the Phenix Center for Economic Studies on Sunday, noted that the new system includes several positive aspects, such as linking salary to employee performance and offering incentives ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch praised the Ministry of Labor’s decision, issued today, in which it confirmed that government announcements regarding official holidays and religious holidays include private sector institutions based on the decisions issued by the Special Bureau for the Interpretation of Laws, namely Decision No. 14 of 1972 and Decision No. 21 of 1974. In a statement issued on ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch has confirmed that the 2024 flexible work system, which was recently approved by the government, is still weakly implemented, despite the positive amendments that have been made to it. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Jordanian Labor Watch indicated that the positive amendments addressed some of the gaps that existed in the previous system in ...