PM meets with farmers union members

AMMAN — Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Sunday stressed the government's eagerness on supporting the agricultural sector to overcome its challenges, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. During a meeting with the Farmers General Union's president and members, Mulki said that the government is determined on solving the issues that face the sector for its social and economic importance.

He noted that the measures that were taken by the government to organise the labour market, including the agricultural sector, aimed to address the imbalances resulting from labourers movement from agriculture to other sectors. He said that the government allows using foreign labourers under the condition that they stay at the same sector.