Senate meeting discusses SOLiD project to strengthen social dialogue

AMMAN — Head of the Senate's Labour and Social Development Committee Senator Issa Murad led a Zoom meeting to assess the progress of the SOLiD project, which aims to improve social dialogue across the European Union's southern neighbourhood countries, particularly in Jordan.

The meeting included representatives from the European Union and the Jordan Chamber of Industry, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Murad highlighted the project's "crucial" role in fostering communication between employers and workers in the Kingdom, stressing the need to build on its successes and create a supportive environment for continued social dialogue.

He underlined that the initiative has been "instrumental" in shaping labour market policies, enhancing the rights of workers and employers and establishing social dialogue as a key element of the Kingdom's economic and social policy.

The discussion focused on the project's role in establishing a sustainable institutional framework for social dialogue. 

This has been achieved by supporting unions, employers' associations and civil society organisations through various initiatives, such as capacity-building workshops, analytical studies, seminars and dialogues, he added.

Creating a comprehensive database has been pivotal in supporting these social dialogue efforts.