AMMAN — The
Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies called on the government to reconsider its
economic and social policies with the aim of progressing toward the promotion
of social justice in Jordan, according to Al-Ghad News.
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In a statement issued by the center
on the occasion of the International Day for Social Justice, which falls on February
20 each year, it stressed that social justice cannot be achieved by continuing
to implement policies based on poor working conditions and low wages.
It said that social justice is achieved
when there is equality of rights and when
opportunities are offered without
discrimination, so that all can benefit from economic and social progress, and
enjoy their economic and social rights.
This year's International Day for
Social Justice is held under the theme "Achieving social justice through
formal/organized employment", which means ensuring that employers have all
the social protections that are an essential part of the generally accepted
standard of decent work.
Informal workers in Jordan in 2019
amounted to approximately 48 percent of the total workforce, according to
official sources; an increase in that rate is expected due to the effects of coronavirus
pandemic on the economy, according to the statement.
In this context, the center called on
the
government to adopt labor policies within the framework of labor and social
security laws to ensure that workers of both genders enjoy basic working
conditions, including decent wages, universal social protection and sustainable
jobs.
The statement also said that
achieving
social justice requires reviewing tax policies currently in place to
reduce the tax burden resulting from indirect taxes, relying more on
progressive income taxes, and imposing taxes on wealth.
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