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Experts have called for the need to develop appropriate and effective insurance tools to cover workers working through digital platforms in social security and enjoy all insurance provided by the General Organization for Social Security (GOSS). The experts said that unregulated employment in Jordan is constantly expanding in light of the inadequacy of the social protection system to include it ...

The number of labor protests carried out by Jordanian workers last year amounted to 89 protests, a decrease of 45 percent from the year 2022, in which the number of labor protests reached 162. According to the annual monitoring report on labor protests in Jordan, issued by the Jordanian Labor Watch of the Phenix Center for Economic and Information Studies, ...

Jordan has been included in the initial list of countries that do not comply with International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and do not respect some of its standards related to decent work. According to the list issued by the ILO’s Committee on the Application of Standards, which was reviewed by the Jordanian Labor Watch, the convention to which Jordan is ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch confirmed that the economic policies applied and still applied by the government have exacerbated the challenges faced by workers in Jordan and weakened their economic participation, which has negatively affected the national economy. The Jordanian Labor Watch pointed out that the Jordanian labor market still suffers from many imbalances that led to a decline in working ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch has called for strengthening official inspection and monitoring mechanisms on occupational safety and health, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. In a specialized research paper issued on the occasion of World Occupational Safety and Health Day, which falls on April 28 every year, the Jordanian Labor Watch said that there is a weakness in the application ...

The Phenix Center for Sustainable Development presented the results of a study analyzing the relationship between civil society organizations (CSOs) and international partners. The study aims to analyze this relationship by identifying the funding needs and priorities of CSOs and comparing them to the current practices of international partners to strengthen partnerships and enhance local funding efforts. The results of ...

The Phenix Center for Economic and Information Studies and the Jordanian Labor Watch are launching the “Workers’ Week” campaign from Wednesday, April 24 to May 3. The campaign comes on the occasion of International Workers’ Day, which falls on May 1, and the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health, which falls on April 28. The campaign aims to shed ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch condemned the arrest of Ahmad al-Saadi, head of the Independent Union of Workers in Northern Municipalities, for his social media post calling for a sit-in in front of Irbid Municipality to demand employees’ rights. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Jordanian Labor Watch said that this measure is part of the government’s policy of restricting ...

The Jordanian Labor Watch stressed that this year’s International Women’s Day comes amid tragic conditions for women in Gaza, as a third of the martyrs in Gaza are women, not to mention the destruction of all means of health care for pregnant women, their displacement, and starvation. In a statement issued on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which falls ...

The Phenix Center for Sustainable Development held a brainstorming session to conduct a study on working conditions in the agricultural sector in Jordan and their alignment with Jordanian labor legislation and international labor standards. The study aims to assess the degree of awareness of labor rights in the agricultural sector among stakeholders, in addition to diagnosing the reality of working ...