Cabinet calls on protesters to accept available job openings, engage in dialogue

AMMAN — The Council of Ministers on Thursday called for jobseekers protesting in front of the Royal Court engage in dialogue and accept open job opportunities not conditioned to certain institutions.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, following a meeting on Thursday, the Cabinet said it has been following the sit-in staged by a group of jobseekers in front of the Royal Court during the difficult weather conditions.

The statement acknowledged the difficult economic conditions faced by a “large” segment of society and the “urgent” need for new job opportunities. The Council of Ministers called on protesters to “understand that unemployment is a problem that has to do with policies”.

“Some of the jobseekers’ demands are legitimate and are being immediately met, while some need time and some are linked to certain conditions that cannot be met,” the Cabinet said. 

The Council of Ministers also called on protesters to apply for available job openings and utilise the government’s current programmes which are open to all young people across the country, Petra reported.

Emphasising the constitutional right to freedom of expression, the Cabinet said that the government was the entity “entirely responsible for solving unemployment in cooperation with the private sector”.

The Cabinet added that the Royal Court has been always open to all Jordanians, and His Majesty King Abdullah has always met with his people and urged the government to empower youth and create job opportunities for them, according to Petra.

“As such, the protest in front of the Royal Court is ‘unjustified’ when all channels of dialogue with the King and the government are open,” the Cabinet said, expressing concern about the safety of the protesters during the harsh weather conditions and warning of the “wrong messages” the sit-in might send.

“We are fully certain that patriotic Jordanians will not allow such wrong messages to be delivered and so won’t we,” the Cabinet said in the statement. 

 Meanwhile, Labour Minister Samir Murad said on Thursday that the government is committed to its 2019-2020 priorities, including the recruitment of jobseekers.

“As per the Royal Directives, creating job opportunities is an urgent priority for the government,” Murad said.

Murad also said that the ministry’s recruitment offices provide guidance for jobseekers and link them with the private sector, Petra reported.

The minister called on jobseekers to apply at employment offices across the Kingdom as well as at the national employment website: www.nees.jo.

AMMAN (JT) — The Council of Ministers on Thursday called for jobseekers protesting in front of the Royal Court engage in dialogue and accept open job opportunities not conditioned to certain institutions.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, following a meeting on Thursday, the Cabinet said it has been following the sit-in staged by a group of jobseekers in front of the Royal Court during the difficult weather conditions.

The statement acknowledged the difficult economic conditions faced by a “large” segment of society and the “urgent” need for new job opportunities. The Council of Ministers called on protesters to “understand that unemployment is a problem that has to do with policies”.

“Some of the jobseekers’ demands are legitimate and are being immediately met, while some need time and some are linked to certain conditions that cannot be met,” the Cabinet said. 

The Council of Ministers also called on protesters to apply for available job openings and utilise the government’s current programmes which are open to all young people across the country, Petra reported.

Emphasising the constitutional right to freedom of expression, the Cabinet said that the government was the entity “entirely responsible for solving unemployment in cooperation with the private sector”.

The Cabinet added that the Royal Court has been always open to all Jordanians, and His Majesty King Abdullah has always met with his people and urged the government to empower youth and create job opportunities for them, according to Petra.

“As such, the protest in front of the Royal Court is ‘unjustified’ when all channels of dialogue with the King and the government are open,” the Cabinet said, expressing concern about the safety of the protesters during the harsh weather conditions and warning of the “wrong messages” the sit-in might send.

“We are fully certain that patriotic Jordanians will not allow such wrong messages to be delivered and so won’t we,” the Cabinet said in the statement. 

 Meanwhile, Labour Minister Samir Murad said on Thursday that the government is committed to its 2019-2020 priorities, including the recruitment of jobseekers.

“As per the Royal Directives, creating job opportunities is an urgent priority for the government,” Murad said.

Murad also said that the ministry’s recruitment offices provide guidance for jobseekers and link them with the private sector, Petra reported.

The minister called on jobseekers to apply at employment offices across the Kingdom as well as at the national employment website: www.nees.jo.