AMMAN — A recent report has revealed that
nearly half of
Jordan’s workforce remains without any form of social
protection. The report argues for the need to develop new, cost-effective
insurance tools to expand social security coverage in Jordan.
اضافة اعلان
The report, titled "
Unorganized Labor in Jordan: Absent Social Protection," was issued by the Jordanian Labor
Observatory in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Tuesday,
September 19, Al-Rai reported.
Affected sectors
The report highlights that most of labor
not covered by social security in Jordan is concentrated in sectors such as
agriculture, construction, private sector transportation, as well as teachers
and educators in supplementary education, literacy teachers, and service
procurement employees in the public sector.
The report also notes that
unorganized workers in organized sectors constitute about 17 percent of these sectors’
total workforce. This includes workplaces such as private schools, secretarial
work, supporting healthcare companies, private security companies, medium and
small retail businesses, and private hair salons, according to previous studies
by the
Social Security Corporation.
Causes of unorganized labor
The report explains that various policies
have contributed to the expansion of unorganized labor in Jordan and have led
many employers in
economic sectors to exclude their workers from social
security coverage.
The report argues that the optional
subscription rate is very high and acts as a deterrent, as it amounts to 17.5
percent of the monthly wage. Additionally, the exclusion of broad labor sectors
from the provisions of the Social Security Law, such as domestic workers and
those working less than 16 days a month, has significantly contributed to the
expansion of unorganized labor in Jordan.
Solutions
The report argues that the corporation must
develop a variety of tools to support and encourage social security. The
development of these tools should either involve reducing social security
subscription rates or establishing a dedicated fund funded from the annual
state budget to cover a portion of these subscriptions.
They emphasize the urgency of the matter as
Social protection is considered a human right, and not an exclusive one.
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