Khaberni - The Central and National Islamic Parties Parliamentary Bloc, led by Deputy Zuheir Khashman, discussed during a meeting held today, Wednesday, with the President of the Economic and Social Council Musa Shetiwi, a package of economic and social issues that are a priority on the national scene.
Khashman explained that the meeting addressed the situation of salaries, labor market conditions, and the social security system, emphasizing the need to preserve the rights of participants and enhance the social protection system, which positively reflects on the living standards and contributes to achieving economic and social stability.
Khashman stressed the importance of moving from the theoretical proposition to practical application, objecting to any direction to raise the retirement age, and calling for regulation of the labor market and support for small and medium enterprises as a fundamental driver for providing sustainable job opportunities.
He also called for involving the House of Representatives in any future amendments affecting the social security system, affirming that the social security funds are a national priority and a legitimate right of Jordanians.
On their part, the members of the bloc, deputies Mustafa Amawi, Ibrahim Qaralah, Ayman Badadweh, Jameel Dheisat, Jihad Abbouei, Khaled Aqilat, Suleiman Zaben, Maisoon Qawabe, Hala Al-Jarah, Mohammed Muraiah, Mohammed Sabayleh, Moataz Abu Rumman, and Najma Hawawsha emphasized the importance of dealing with economic and social challenges collaboratively, in a manner that serves the supreme national interest.
They highlighted a series of demands, at the forefront of which is rejecting the raising of the retirement age, and the need for the government to play an effective role in improving economic and living conditions, alongside the demand for regulating high salaries and inquiring about the size of the profits of the Social Security Institution from its investments, especially in the phosphate sector.
For his part, Shetiwi said that the year 2030 will see the direct revenues from social security subscriptions equal the value of the retirement salaries paid out, emphasizing the importance of prior planning to ensure the sustainability of the social security system.
Shetiwi noted that the upcoming period will witness positive economic growth rates, which will reflect on the labor market, and contribute to enhancing revenues and supporting the social protection system.
