AMMAN — The
Social Security Corporation announced the allocation of 9,200 retirement pensions
for immigrants in Jordan at a meeting with Tunisian government officials on
Wednesday, Ad-Dustour
daily reported.
اضافة اعلان
At the meeting, Mohammed Saleh Al-Tarawneh, director-general
of the SSC, mentioned that the
new number of retirement pensions for
non-Jordanians accounts for roughly 3 percent of the country’s total amount. He
added that nearly 207,000 active non-Jordanian workers are currently being
covered by social security and commended the labor of the country’s legal
migrant workers, saying that it is essential to
grant workers their full rights
including the right to social security.
Tarawneh also praised the Jordanian government’s dedication
to maintaining healthy relationships with other
Arab and Muslim countries. Heba
Bani Amer, who works for the International Center for Migration Policy
Development in Tunisia, stressed the importance of including refugees and
non-Jordanian workers under social protection. Rouan Abdallah, who also works
for the center, noted the progress Jordan has made in providing migrant workers
with social security.
Also at the meeting — which primarily focused on social
security and protection for migrant workers and immigrants — Tarawneh
emphasized that migrants are considered vulnerable in their host societies,
often challenged with economic inequality and high unemployment rates, and
additionally stressed the need for services such as education and healthcare.
He also said that the presence of foreign nationals in Jordan requires
integrating workers under the protection provided by the
SSC.
Other members of the SSC, including Assistant
Director-General Khaldoon Al-Qudah and Director of International Cooperation
Mahmoud Al-Maaytah, presented an overview of relevant legislation, systems, and
procedures that must be taken to ensure the inclusion of migrant workers in
social security. They also discussed the
Estidama++: Sustainability program, which aims to benefit migrant workers in the
country until 2025, in addition to insurance benefits for Jordanian citizens
provided by Social
Security Law.
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