Euro med Summit, Rabat' morocco,

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Euro med Summit, Rabat. morocco, 14 -16 October
2008. The Economic and social council in
Jordan. progress Report. Jordan Chamber of
Commerce _ Jordan Chamber of Industry. Presented
by Abdallah M. Attieh. Member of the national
committee of social dialogue project in
Jordan. Amman Chamber of commerce.
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Introduction

• I am pleased to speak before this specialized
  elite who participate in advancing the process of
  socioeconomic development through playing a role
  in upgrading development of all forms and in
  contributing to the socioeconomic prosperity in
  line with globalization requirements and
  challenges and towards achieving fair and
  comprehensive development and social security and
  peace.

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Introduction

• Allow me to thank the Social Dialogue Project
  Management along with the Euro-Med. Socioeconomic
  Councils for their support to Jordan to improve
  labor relations and issues, particularly for
  their
• efforts to establish the Jordans Socioeconomic
  Council in Jordan .

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Background

• Jordan with corporation ILO carrying out social
  dialogue project who provide asset to establish
  ESC .
• Formulate hayer consultancy committee heded by
  minister of labor and presidents of privet sector
  and trade unions.
• Formulate national committee consist from 36
  members from social parties.

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Introduction

• Organization workshops meeting to discuss and
  exploring the dialoged topics and the system in
  Mediterranean countries .
• Jordan hosted the Med smuts in Nov.2004.
• Knowledge international labor convention adopted
  by government.

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Council Structures

• The Council consists of
• Chairman
• Council Secretariat
• Executive Office
• General Assembly

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Representatives

• In order to achieve harmonization and efficiency,
  the Council will consist of (45) members
  including the Chairman towards securing a
  balanced participation by all the relevant
  groups. Theses members will enjoy credibility,
  fairness and efficiency.

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Membership

• The Socioeconomic Council consists of 45 members
  including the Chairman equally representing the
  following groups
• First group representing government authorities
  related to the Councils tasks, and consisting of
  11 members including three expert public figures.
• Second group representing employers and
  consisting of (11) members.

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Membership

• Third group representing the workers and
  consisting of (11) members.
• Fourth group consisting of (11) members
  representing the Civil Society Institutions and
  related to the Councils tasks.

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Council Advantages , objectives

• Setup a permanent and efficient legal forum for
  social dialogue in economic ,social, cultural and
  envier mental polices and legislation and labor
  relations .
• Realize the principle of participation by the
  society sectors in discussing the laws and
  legislations prior to approval and participation
  therein.

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Council Advantages , objectives

• Consolidate the principle of democracy reflecting
  the views of the different parties.
• Assist the decision makers and legislators in
  exploring the viewpoints of the different society
  segments prior to issuing legislations.
• Reduce the negative impacts as a result of
  issuing the legislations without discussing them
  with the different parties.

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Council Advantages , objectives

• Realize balanced interests of the different
  parties without undermining any partys
  interests.
• combat corruption and social marginalization and
  exclusions.
• achieve social cohesion and justice in eco-social
  development.
• avoid labor Disputes .
• strengthen the dialoged culture and principles .
• Keep pace with the experiences of the advanced
  countries with leading positions in the
  socioeconomic fields.

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Council Advantages , objectives

• Releasing the partnership between private and
  public sectors and enhancing the proper
  investment climate and labor relations.
• Quality of the current labor relations and
  related developments.
• Regular evaluation of the results of the policies
  implemented in all relevant fields.

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Council Advantages , objectives

• Affirm the importance of the good labor
  regulations and nature of the professional
  relationship in laying down the grounds for a
  successful and modern market economy, avoiding
  the negative impacts of social conflicts,
  reaching agreement and harmony between the social
  parties, and meeting the requirements for a sound
  economic prosperity.

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The Council commutes

• In order insure the smooth flow of the Councils
  works, the project provides for forming five
  permanent and specialized committees along with
  special mechanisms needed for the Councils work
  and decision making toward reaching consensus in
  terms of strengthening the social dialogue.

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The Council commutes

• polices and projects evaluation committee.
• economic and envier mental Committee .
• social and cultural committee.
• international public relation.
• labor relation committee.

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Royal Decree granting approval for establishing
the Council

• The Royal Decree has been issued for approval of
  this council according to Regulation No 117 for
  the year 2007 (Socioeconomic Council Regulation)
  based on Article 120 of the constitution on
  2/12/2007. This has been transformed from a law
  into a regulation, and the draft law has been
  slightly amended in terms of limiting the right
  to demand consultation to the state institutions
  only.

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Council Tasks

• Extend consultation and opinion of fields related
  to policies and legislations concerning
  socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental
  issues, labor relations and conditions.
• Regulate social consultations and collective
  bargaining.
• - to reach national conscious support for
  policies.