لماذا تأسس المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي؟
تم تشكيل المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي ليكون أول منتدى رسمي مؤسسي يعمل على تعزيز الحوار الاجتماعي وإثراء النقاشات ثلاثية الأطراف حول السياسات في الأردن، وهو يعمل كمؤسسة تجمع معاً كلاً من الحكومة، والقطاع الخاص، ومنظمات العمال والمجتمع المدني، بهدف التوصل إلى توافق حول السياسات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية في الأردن.
تتخذ قرارات المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي وفقاً لاحكام للمادة (11) من نظامه، مما يتطلب موافقة ثلثي أعضاء المجلس لكل جلسة عامة كاملة للمجلس، ويجب التوصل إلى كافة توصيات المجلس بالتوافق بين الأعضاء.
وللمجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي سياسة مفتوحة تجاه الاعلام حيث يتم التواصل مع وسائل الاعلام لنقل توصيات ونشاطات المجلس حول السياسات العامة. The Economic and Social Council (ESC) was decreed in 23 October 2007 and was established on 7 July 2009 with the objective of acting as an advisory body to the Jordanian Government on economic and social issues and policies. Upon request or at its own initiative the ESC has the mandate to advise the executive body on the outlines of economic and social policy. The ESC is made up of experts from industry and academia, and so is able to draw on considerable experience in these areas. The ESC works to promote social dialogue on matters that concern Jordanian citizens such as income distribution, unemployment and education. The ESC has been set up as the first official and institutionalized forum for the promotion of social dialogue and tripartite policy discussions in Jordan. It serves as an institution that brings together the government, the private sector, labor and civil society organizations with the goal of reaching reasonable consensus on economic and social policies in Jordan. Furthermore, the ESC works to promote coordination between stakeholders, accountability and an inclusive public policy making mechanism. ESC decisions are taken subject to Article 11 in the Regulation 117, requiring a quorum of two-thirds of the ESC members for each full Council plenary meeting. All policy recommendations from the ESC are to be reached through consensus among the members. All ESC decisions, policy recommendations and events are communicated to the Jordanian media.