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Electricity workers protest at Prime Ministry in escalation of strike

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Around 200 Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) workers gathered outside the Prime Ministry on Sunday to protest against what they called unfair working conditions.

 

Work-related accident occurs every 29 minutes

zzzzzzzzzzzlabor watch- A total of 600 work injuries were recorded in the electricity sector last year, the Social Security Corporation (SSC) said on Wednesday.

   

Engineers association to press gov’t for professional allowance

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The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) on Saturday announced that it was preparing to hold a march from the Professional Associations Complex in Shmeisani to the Prime Ministry to press for increasing public sector engineers' professional allowances.

 

As the Potash Company management rejects major demands, workers go on with strike

potash copyLabor Watch – Workers of the Potash Company are going on in their strike for the twenty second consecutive day as no agreement has been reached with the management of the company who failed so far to respond positively to their demands. 

   

UNRWA workers councils threaten to strike

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Representatives of UNRWA's workers councils will stage a sit-in today, demanding a JD100 raise in workers' and teachers' salaries without any cut to their allowances.

 

Gendarmerie intervenes in disability rights protest

Labor watch- Gendarmerie forces intervened on Saturday in a protest outside the Royal Court by people with visual disabilities, which ended when the demonstrators were promised a meeting with Royal Court Chief Riyad Abu Karaki this week, activists said.

   

Teachers Association council holds first meeting

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The Teachers Association Council held its first meeting on Thursday at the Teachers Club in Amman.

 

UNRWA workers to end strike after compromise reached — Judeh

onorLabor watch — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Wednesday announced that an agreement in principle had been reached between UNRWA's administration and employees to end an open-ended strike by the agency's workers.

   

Negotiations ongoing to resolve dispute between striking electricity workers, company

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Negotiations are still ongoing to resolve a dispute between Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) and its employees, according to a representative of the workers.

 

Jordan Medical Association workers go on strike

37059 35464labor watch - About 55 workers of all branches of the Jordan Medical Association began a strike this morning at the complex of Professional Associations in Amman (the headquarter) to protest against the lack of response by the association to their demands to improve their living conditions.

   

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