Workshop tackles labour issues

AMMAN — About 100 merchants representing different trade and service sectors participated this week in a specialised workshop on labour inspection, employment and issues related to guest workers.The workshop, organised by Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, aimed at listening to the sector’s issues regarding guest workers, and inspection mechanisms the ministry follows and finding out appropriate procedures to deal with problems facing the sector. ACC President Issa Murad stressed the importance of  communication between the private and public sectors to solve problems facing businesses in a way that benefits the national economy. Murad said ACC is keen on employing the local workforce and providing services through the labour office which was opened in the ACC headquarters two months ago.