Under the auspices of the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU), the General Trade Union of Workers in Food Industries, and the Jordanian Ice Soda & Pepsi Co signed, on 19 January, a collective employment contract aimed at improving the working environment and living conditions of (900) workers in the company.

On November 28, the General Union of Workers in the Food Industries said in a press statement, after its meeting with the Ministry of Labour on workers’ demands in the bakery and sweets sector, that it had a meeting at its headquarters with workers representatives to listen to their demands. The latter include job stability, work contracts, violations related to salaries and working hours, their inclusion in social security, ensuring that their services are not arbitrarily ended, and providing the necessary social protection when their services are dismissed.