AMMAN — The
Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with the
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has launched today the Employment in Jordan 2030
(EJ2030) project, according to a press release by GIZ.
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Minister of
Labor Nayef Stetieh said that the main objective of the project is to support
Jordanian government’s efforts to direct its employment policy toward fostering
social and economic development potentials.
The minister
said that with the support of the project, the ministry aims to improve its
capacities in the area of data analysis and policy development to tailor labor
market policies more effectively toward fast-growing sectors and relevant
occupational profiles.
Stetieh
stressed that the project will help address the negative impact the COVID-19
pandemic is having on the employment situation and prepare the country to face
future challenges, particularly the high unemployment rate, particularly among
young people and women.
The minister
expressed appreciation for Germany’s long-standing support and the successful
results achieved so far in the field of employment.
Kordula
Mehlhart, the head of German Development Cooperation at the German Embassy, welcomed
the government’s efforts to promote economic development and boost job
generation under the Economic Work Priorities Program 2021-2023.
She
commended the active role of the Ministry of Labor and the progress achieved
through bilateral cooperation in the field of employment promotion, stressing
that the new project will support these efforts by strengthening the ministry’s
capacities to introduce evidence-based policies for the medium and long-term
development of the labour market.
The EJ2030
project will be implemented by GIZ by May 2024. The German contribution to the
project, commissioned by the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), amounts to 9 million euros.
Present at
the launching ceremony were also GIZ Jordan Country Director Elisabeth Girrbach,
and representatives of Jordan Chamber of Industry, Jordan Chamber of Commerce
and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions.
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