7000 Syrian refugees working in al-Mafraq agricultural projects

A total of 7,000 Syrian refugees are working in different parts of Al-Mafraq Governorate, Director of the Labor Directorate at Al-Mafraq Abdul Hamid Al-Harahsheh saidThe official added that the vast majority of Syrians are working on agricultural projectsAl-Harahsheh explained that the directorate personnel conduct regular inspection tours at all commercial and industrial facilities as well as at agricultural holdings to gain a first-hand look at the employees’ working conditions and to regulate the labor market in the governoratePresident of Al-Mafraq Chamber of Commerce Abdullah Shdeifat explained that Syrian workers in the governorate have dominated jobs Jordanians typically refrain from, such as working on farms and in restaurants“Syrians accept lower wages than Jordanian workers,” Shdeifat said, pointing out the need to protect other professions intended for JordaniansA number of mayors in the eastern Badia, who said their municipalities supported many agricultural projects due to the large number of artesian wells in the area, revealed that the number of Jordanian families working on those farms has declined in favor of the displaced Syrians, especially with the increasing influx of these refugees from Al- Zaatari camp.