AMMAN — MP
Saleh Al-Armouti said on
Wednesday that the amendment of the Social Security Law, currently being
deliberated under the dome of Parliament, will affect a wide segment of Jordanian
society, especially the 150,000 Jordanians who receive the minimum wage of JD260.
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Speaking during
Parliament’s discussions of
the draft law, Armouti called on the government and the Social Security Corporation
to consider those who receive
minimum wage, and the level of poverty and
destitution among Jordanian citizens, Ammon News reported.
According to Parliament’s agenda, the amendments
aim to strengthen the governance of the Social Security Corporation by altering
the appointment mechanism for the Board of Directors and the Investment Board.
Other amendments regulate the legal status
of
military retirees before they reach the age of 45 and stipulate an
additional year of service for personnel of the Jordan Armed Forces and
security agencies who were employed as of June 10, 2022.
Another amendment provides additional benefits to divorced and separated women,
especially those who receive a percentage of the salary of a deceased husband
or brother.
Last month, Minister of Industry, Trade,
and Supply and Minister of Labor Yousef Al-Shamali stressed that the
amendments to the
Social Security Law for the year “would not affect the
financial resources of the Social Security Corporation”.
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