Jordan: Labor and wages

As Khalaf closes his article describing the economical situation in Jordan: “Two things go unnoticed; the whoring of the rich and the death of the poor.”

The story is about government small raise of the minimum wages in the country, which didn't cover all labors, and the demonstration of recruit agents who recruit labors southern Asia, while Khalaf wonders how much of this workforce is actually necessary?

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