Labor Watch - Through a memorandum addressed to Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Amin Mahmoud, Jordan Pharmaceuticals Association called upon private universities to adhere to minimum wages decision for its staff and faculty.
Secretary of the Association Ahmed Abu Ghanima, explained that the minimum wage for newly graduated members of the Association working at faculties stood at JOD 500.000.
Abu Ghanima pointed that a number of private universities “never complied with the decision; salaries of some pharmacy graduates were still below the agreed minimum”. He stated that the Minister of Higher Education did send a memorandum to heads of universities in order to follow up demands of pharmacists, and take action to increase salaries to commensurate with nature of work they perform.
According to the memorandum, the Association asserted that salaries of some pharmacists working in universities were not sufficient to meet basic life needs.
Earlier in 2012, Jordan Pharmaceuticals Association had determined a minimum wage of JOD 500.000 for its newly graduated members who work as lecturers at universities.