Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees in 2021: UN
Jan 26, 2022
Amman (Jordan), January 26: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that a record 62,000 work permits were issued to Syrian refugees by Jordan in 2021.
These include a record high of 31,000 flexible permits, which allow refugees to move between similar jobs in the same sector, and among employers and governorates, according to a statement by the UN refugee agency.
The UNHCR praised Jordan's efforts in opening its labor market to more Syrian refugees.
Syrian refugees have been permitted to work in several sectors of Jordan's economy since 2016, after the international community committed funding and expanded trade facilitation under the Jordan Compact, an initiative to improve access to education and legal employment for Syrian refugees, according to UNHCR.
Home to more than 750,000 refugees, most of whom are Syrians, Jordan is the world's second host country of refugees per capita, according to the agency.
Source: Xinhua
