Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Jordan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Jordan: Report indicates reasons for poor female workforce participation
The Ministry of Labour has been seeking to investigate why only 14% of adult women in the country are employed, as against 54% of male workers …
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Jordan: Expat recruitment open only in the industrial and agricultural sectors
According to the Labour Ministry’s Secretary-General, the decision to stop employers recruiting expatriate workers is to assist nationals in the local labour market and address imbalances …
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Jordan: World Bank projects economy to grow by 2.1% in 2022
The country is only slowly recovering from the pandemic and what economic growth has been achieved has still not been converted to jobs …
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Jordan: Labour Ministry urges businesses to hire safety supervisors
The Labour Ministry is underlining the legal obligation of companies with 20+ employees under the Labour Law to appoint safety and vocational health Supervisors …
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Jordan: Jordanians to expect long holiday in April-May 2022
Scheduled public holidays published for the next month …
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Jordan: New collective employment contract for Pepsi workers
Collective employment between the Ice Soda & Pepsi Co and General Union of Workers now signed …
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Jordan: Calls grow for extending maternity leave to 90 days
Local Pressure groups are seeking to amend the labour law to extend maternity leave …
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Jordan: Will the new law protect personal data?
At the end of 2021, the Council of Ministers voted in support of the Personal Data Protection Law …
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Jordan: Arabic protection law of 2014
Companies establishing operations in the country will quickly run up against a major societal contradiction that frequently stirs strong emotions on either side …
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Jordan: Authorities isolate Sahab city due to spike in COVID-19 cases
The government has isolated the city of Sahab and is extending it to surrounding areas …
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Jordan: Wage reductions
The Ministry of Labour is only allowing wage reductions in specified sectors, and the list is changing daily …
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Jordan: Pay cut due to Covid-19
Employers heavily affected by the current health crisis are now allowed, under Defence Order No 6 …
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Jordan: Visas on arrival for Chinese nationals
Chinese nationals now have the option of obtaining visas from Jordanian diplomatic missions in China or upon arrival in Amman …
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Jordan: Qatar has pledged to open up 10,000 jobs for Jordanian citizens
Jordanian and Qatar Labour Ministries are in discussions concerning a new bilateral labour cooperation agreement …
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