AMMAN — The
Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies and the Jordanian Labor Observatory, in partnership with
the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, will launch a campaign to combat economic
violence against women, Amman Net reported.
اضافة اعلان
Friday’s launch is part of national efforts to
undertake greater responsibility in defending women’s economic participation. It coincides with the International Day for
the Elimination of Violence against Women, which falls on November 25 of each
year.
Hundreds of local
and international organizations are taking part in the 16-day campaign,
entitled “Her Work Protects Her”. It focuses on showing images of violence
against women in the workplace, and economic violence against women manifested
in social protection, lower wages than men on average, working conditions, and
labor abuses.
The campaign includes press statements, awareness
articles, outcome of studies, which reveal various forms of violence against
women, and messages on social media that include fresh information and quotes
from stories of women who have been subjected to violence, as well as expert
opinion.
It is expected that the Phenix Center and the
Labor Observatory will share awareness messages and press reports with a number of
local and Arab media outlets, in addition to various social media sites, such
as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with the hashtags: #work to protect her,
#Jordanian Labor Observatory, #16days, #for economic violence, #Jordan.
The campaign stems from the belief of the Phenix
Center and the Jordanian Labor Observatory that the women contribute significantly
to the local economy. Equally important is that work gives them self-reliance,
and opens their horizons for development, modernization, and economic progress.
The Phenix Center and the Jordanian Labor
Observatory stressed the need to work on raising women’s economic participation
in the labor market. Both urged the civil society organizations to actively
participate in the campaign, and demanded the amendment of several legislation
and procedures to ensure an increased women participation in the Jordanian
economy.
The two organizations also renewed their call for
ensuring a safe
work environment for women, and not to exploit, marginalize or
exclude them from work. Both also stressed the need to review legislation and
activate inspection to ensure a work environment more suitable for women’s
needs.
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