AMMAN
– More than 430,000 work permits have been issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan
since their authorization to work in various sectors in 2016. A report by the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) states that last year saw
a record number of work permits issued to Syrian refugees, reaching 90,000
permits, which aligns with the figure announced by the
Ministry of Labor.
اضافة اعلان
The
UNHCR has reported the issuance of approximately 430,500 work permits in Jordan
since Syrian refugees were officially granted the right to work, Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
The
Ministry of Labor grants
Syrian workers specific and temporary work permits,
which are renewable "To ensure their presence in the labor market is legal
and does not violate the provisions of the Labor Law, thus avoiding any legal
action in this regard."
Syrian
refugees have been allowed to work in various sectors since 2016 after the
international community pledged to finance and expand trade under the Jordan
Compact, an initiative aimed at improving access to education and legal work
for Syrian refugees who were forced to flee their homes.
Reducing the need for humanitarian
aid
The
UNHCR representative in Jordan, Dominik Bartsch, stated last year that
"allowing refugees to work reduces the need to rely on humanitarian aid,
such as cash assistance, that can be directed to support the most vulnerable
among them."
Previously,
Syrian refugees in Jordan were only permitted to work in agriculture,
construction, and manufacturing. However, in 2021, exceptions were granted to
work in other sectors, including healthcare to assist in combating the COVID-19
pandemic, according to the UNHCR.
Since
July 2021, Syrian refugees have been able to obtain work permits in all sectors
open to non-Jordanians, meaning they can work in services, sales, crafts,
agricultural labor, forestry, fishing, factory work, machine operation, and
basic industries, according to the UNHCR.
Refugees
can play a significant role in the Jordanian economy and must do so, according
to the UNHCR representative in Jordan, Bartsch.
Jordan
has hosted more than 1.3 million Syrians since the beginning of the Syrian
crisis in 2011, including 642,888 Syrian refugees registered with the UNHCR as
of February 18.
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