Author: Abdul Majeed al-Huq

If a work injury or illness results in a worker’s death, the compensation is paid to the legal heirs in accordance with the country’s laws, or in accordance with what the person decides before passing away Employers in the country are now obligated to treat and compensate an injured worker for any work-related injury or illness after the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) issued a new decision on Tuesday detailing the procedures dealing with workplace injuries. The resolution intends to regulate how establishments with 50 or more employees deal with workplace accidents and illnesses and states that organizations…

Authorities say they will suppress protest as truck and taxi drivers and merchants demonstrate against rising fuel costs A senior Jordanian police officer was shot dead during protests on Thursday in the southern town of Al-Husseiniya, as protests against the rise in fuel prices continued, authorities said on Friday. Colonel Abdul Razzaq Dalabeh, the deputy police chief of Maan province, was shot in the head on duty, while officers tried to “calm down riots”, the Public Security Directorate (PSD) said in a statement. The south of Jordan has been witnessing strikes and protests for several days in protest at a rise in fuel prices that…