AMMAN — Executive Director of the Citizenship
Center Abdullah Al-Jbour told Jordan News that the
center undertook 148 trips using the
Uber and
Careem applications in Amman
during a period of 10 months in order to conduct a study on digital
applications and their economic role.
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In the course of these trips, the center interviewed
100 Jordanian youths working for these companies, aged between 18 and 35, and
found that about 30 percent are graduates of engineering faculties and that 50
percent of their cars are owned by banks.
Jbour said that the entire study will be published
on May 1, on the occasion of International Labor Day.
Civil engineer
Nizar Khayyam, an Uber driver, Jordan
News that “I graduated five years
ago, then I decided to work with Uber because I did not find a job”.
Khayyam, who has been working for Uber for three
years, stressed that the economic situation is difficult, “and it is not
acceptable for me to stay at home”.
The biggest problem, in this case, is the lack of
social security or health insurance, he said, stressing that “we are at risk
and no one protects us”.
Khayyam stressed that a large number of drivers have
purchased cars through loans, but are unable to pay the installments,
“especially since the company takes 34 percent of each delivery request”.
Jordan Engineers Association Vice President
Fawzi Masaad told Jordan News that the percentage “is very worrying”. He also said
that the Gulf markets, which used to attract large numbers of Jordanian
engineers, are no longer hiring as in the past, and a large number of engineers
left the Gulf countries, which does not help the situation.
Massad added that the association cooperates with
some countries in an effort to create job opportunities, stressing that’s
unemployment affects the union work and is one of its most important
challenges.
Social Security Corporation spokesperson YasserAl-Akroush told Jordan News that these engineers are not covered by social
security “because the conditions may not apply to them”.
In order to register with the Social Security
Corporation, Akroush said, an employee must work for a company or institution,
receive a salary, and have a legal contract.
He added that SSC will have inspectors examine this
matter.
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Spokesperson Muhannad Al-Khatib told Jordan News that
the ministry is carrying out awareness campaigns targeting students and
advising them to register for majors that offer job opportunities, “in addition
to taking bold measures to reduce the number of accepted students by 30 to 35
percent in engineering majors”.
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