AMMAN
— The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) general assembly decided against the
proposed amendments to the association’s law that were put to a vote in a
referendum on Monday to end a dispute between members.
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The
referendum was aimed at introducing changes to the proportional representation
in the election of the central committee, the people’s councils, as well as the
councils of the various governorates.
JEA member Malik Al-Amayreh said that Monday’s vote
was overwhelmingly against the proposed amendments as presented by the
association’s board, because the general assembly has a high percentage of members
who believe in the democratic process and opted to let the ballot decide.
“I
believe that the general assembly has taught a lesson to the association’s
board and its president for these violations. Some of these amendments were positive in the
interest of the engineers, but they got lost with the other amendments,” said
Amayreh. He stressed the fact that any
draft resolution must be presented for discussion and consultation before a
wide range of blocks within the association, and not be passed without a vote.
Amayreh
said that now that the issue is settled, JEA can move forward to address other
key issues and challenges, like unemployment, investment, the current economic
situation, and the pension fund.
“I am
optimistic about the future, and what happened on Monday, despite the tension
that existed among the engineers, the vote took place safely and smoothly
without violations, and this is an achievement, especially since nearly 9,000
engineers participated and accepted the outcome,” said Amayreh.
JEA
member Seri Zeieter said that the vote result is testimony to the right of the
general assembly in voicing its opinion about the proposed amendments,
describing the amendments as “distorted and fragmented.”
He
praised the process as democratic, safeguarding the association from “bad
judgments” and reflective of “the collective will of the voters.”
The
next step, according to Zeieter, is to start preparing for transparent
elections under the existing law and without interference from any party.
A statement issued by the National Professional Unionist
Stream “Nomu” said the block had worked hard to implement the amendments based
on its campaign agenda, and on which it was elected “foremost of which is the
modernization of the association’s law.”
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