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Jordan has issued a record 62,000 work permits for Syrian refugees in 2021, according to figures published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday. This is the highest annual number of work permits issued for Syrian refugees in Jordan since they were introduced in 2016. “Refugees can and should play an important role in the Jordanian economy,” said UNHCR Jordan representative Dominic Bartsch. “Allowing refugees to work also reduces the need to rely on humanitarian aid, such as cash grants, which could be channelled to support the most vulnerable among them,” he …