Manpower min.: Remittances of Egyptians in Jordan hit USD 85 mln in Oct.

CAIRO - 12 Nov 2018: Remittances of Egyptian expatriates in Jordan reached USD 85 million in October, Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan said on Monday.

In a statement, spokesman for the Manpower Ministry Haitham Saad el Din said the minister received a report from Labor Counselor at the Egyptian Embassy in Amman Ashraf el Hariri on the total number of jobs secured by Jordanian authorities to Egyptians.

According to the report, about 20,000 job opportunities have been provided for Egyptian workers.

The labor office in Amman received 23 complaints from Egyptian workers, Hariri added.
Eleven complaints have been resolved and three others referred to the Jordanian Ministry of Labor, he said.

The other nine complaints are being probed, he noted