Akeed: Syrian Refugee Workers deepened Jordan’s Labor Market Imbalances, but did not Create them

28 October 2015<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Akeed warned against the spread of hate speech by the media in their coverage of the Syrian labor force in Jordan. The Jordan Media Institute&rsquo;s media monitor said the coverage contrasted sharply with results of recent official surveys of the issue, noting a rise in inappropriate terms and concepts being used by the media thus instigating hatred and conflict between society and immigrant and refugee workers.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> The report also noted that the coverage of some media outlets was superficial, biased and out of context, disregarding the fact that refugee workers were also victims of forced eviction due to the bloody war in their country. Other media reports presented the Syrian workers as privileged for securing the jobs instead of being victims of employers who take advantage of their needs and violate labor and humanitarian laws in the process.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> The media reports, according to Akeed, disregarded the fact that while the Syrian refugee labor force may have deepened the labor market&rsquo;s imbalances, it did not create them. The imbalances, as outlined in many studies, include mainly low minimum wage, very low participation of women in the workforce and large numbers of illegal workers.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> For the full report in Arabic: <a href="http://akeed.jo/%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%b5%d8%b5%d8%a9/2677/">http://akeed.jo/%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%b5%d8%b5%d8%a9/2677<span dir="RTL">/</span></a><br /> &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;