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ECONOMIC, SOCIAL &
CULTURAL RIGHTS

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Test Practice Sejjaal

Test Practice Sejjaal

In 2022, Jordan, through the Jordanian Social Security Corporation, created a special fund known as the Estidama ++ Fund to provide short-term income support and extend social security coverage to informal workers, including refugees and migrant workers. The Fund was introduced as a response to Covid-19 and the exclusion of a majority of workers in the country who were employed in the informal economy. The Fund is expected to support the extension of social security coverage and the transition of 13,000 workers from the informal to the formal economy.

Human Rights Economy

Economic, social and environmental policies anchored in human rights norms and standards

Human Rights Economy

A human rights economy centres people and the planet in economic, social, and environmental policies, plans and programmes and aims at ensuring that all economic, industrial and trade policies, investment decisions, consumer protections and choices, as well as business models, are firmly guided by human rights norms and standards.

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About the ESCR Knowledge Hub

What we do

Mandated by Human Rights Council Resolution 54/22, the ESCR Knowledge Hub is “dedicated to technical assistance and capacity-building, to consolidate best practices and know-how in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities” for Member States and relevant stakeholders in a user-friendly manner.

Technical assistance

OHCHR provides technical assistance including through advisory services, policy recommendations and grants, to States for the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights at regional, national and local levels.

Technical assistance
Capacity-building

Capacity-building

OHCHR provides tailored in-person training and other capacity development opportunities, including training courses, policy dialogues and peer learning events, on promoting and protecting ESCR.

Practices

OHCHR consolidates practices and technical know-how to inspire action and encourage multi-stakeholder engagement and partnerships for the promotion and protection of ESCR.

Practices

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