Bakkar: We are working to increase employment of Jordanians in factories and various investments.
Bakkar: Our plan is gradual replacement of non-Jordanian workers with qualified Jordanians.
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Bakkar: Empowering and training youth with the skills required by investments is key to employing them.
Bakkar: Vocational training is a pathway for youth into the labor market, and the National Employment Program provides wage support.
Bakkar: The Minister calls on investors to benefit from the program and reduce operational costs.
Dr. Khalid Bakkar, Minister of Labor, emphasized that the Ministry is actively engaging with investors across all sectors and governorates to empower them and increase employment opportunities for Jordanians, in line with the King’s directives for government field engagement.
During a field visit on Tuesday to several factories in Al-Hassan Industrial City in Irbid, accompanied by the Ministry’s Secretary-General Dr. Abdul Halim Doujan and MP Khaled Abu Hassan, Bakkar stressed that the Ministry, in coordination with investors in qualified industrial zones, aims to raise the proportion of Jordanian employees to over 50%.
He highlighted the government’s commitment to empowering the private sector and achieving sustainable economic growth to expand job opportunities for Jordanians. The Vocational Training Corporation works to equip youth with the skills needed by various investments in coordination with investors, tailored to the specific needs of each investment, emphasizing that vocational training is the key to youth employment.
The Minister encouraged investors to take advantage of the National Employment Program, which provides wage support for Jordanians aged 18–45 for nine months, and for vocational training graduates for up to 12 months. The program helps increase employment while reducing operational costs for investors.
He also noted that the Vocational Training Corporation is ready to provide training programs and cover their financial costs, ensuring that Jordanian youth are trained in skills needed by each investment and are subsequently employed, underlining that vocational training is a direct pathway to the labor market.
Bakkar referred to the Royal initiative implemented by the Ministry of Labor, which establishes production units and branches in remote areas and governorates to localize development and employ Jordanians. Currently, 33 such units and branches employ approximately 10,000 Jordanians.
The Minister highlighted the Ministry’s gradual plan to replace non-Jordanian workers with qualified and trained Jordanians.
The field visit was accompanied by Emad Al-Naddaf, President of the Investors Association in Al-Hassan Industrial City; Hani Dhiabat, Director of the Industrial City; Eng. Haitham Al-Najdawi, Director of the Ministry’s Inspection Department; Salem Bani Salameh, Director of Labor in Irbid; and Dr. Fadi Al-Darabsheh, Director of the Ministry’s Employment Directorate.
