All news: Jordan

Jordan annual garment buyers forum calls for improved working conditions

Better Work Jordan’s International Buyers’ Forum sees record turnout amid calls for better working conditions in Jordan’s garment sector.

Signing of joint initiative with the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) to protect women and girls from trafficking

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the ILO Nepal signed a partnership agreement for implementation of the Work in Freedom Programme funded by the Government of UK/ Department for International Development (DFID).

Apprenticeship

Tackling Jordan’s youth unemployment hands-on

The ILO and its partners use apprenticeship programmes to fight youth unemployment in Jordan.

From Jordan

Building livelihood resilience amidst a refugee crisis

The ILO’s efforts to build the employment and livelihoods of Jordanian communities hosting Syrian refugees have begun to bear fruit.

Upgrading informal learinging in Jordan

Seminar aims to enhance the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace

The ILO gathers employers to share experiences on how to make workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities in the Arab States region.

ILO promotes jobs for refugee-hosting communities in Jordan

ILO works with refugee-hosting communities in Mafraq and Irbid to create jobs in agro-business.

Region’s employment agencies set out future vision

Employment agency representatives from across the region gather in Amman to exchange good practice and set action plan to enhance their future services.

Social dialogue

More rights for Jordan’s garment workers

Workers in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones have held numerous strikes over the past years to protest against what they perceive as labour rights violations. A new collective bargaining agreement is now aiming to improve the situation.

Child Labour

Apparel manufacturer joins ILO child labour project in the Jordanian garment sector

Sterling Apparel Manufacturing has joined a programme of the International Labour Organization and the International Organization of Employers in Jordan to guide companies in tackling child labour

Garment workers’ service centre opens in Jordanian industrial zone

New facility set to improve the lives of thousands working in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones.

Towards a child labour-free Jordan

Leaving a life of child labour behind

How a Jordanian teenager quit working as a car mechanic and returned to full-time education.

Jordanian Garment Sector

Labour Law Guide published for Jordanian Garment Sector

Better Work Jordan and Ministry of Labour produce legal guide for garment sector stakeholders.

“Work in Freedom” Programme

DFID, ILO to launch new initiative to tackle trafficking of women and girls

Jordan reviews legislation on equal pay and child labour

Legal amendments on equal remuneration and child labour under discussion.

Sexual harassment

Spreading the message on sexual harassment in Jordan’s garment factories

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping to combat sexual harassment in garment factories in Jordan, through its Better Work programme.

World Day against Child Labour

Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour

Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour with the help of a national database.

102nd International Labour Conference

Jordan’s Labour Minister elected President of the International Labour Conference

Dr. Nidal Katamine, Minister of Labour from Jordan, will chair the 102nd annual International Labour Conference.

102nd Session of the International Labour Conference

Address by the Minister of Labour of Jordan, Dr. Nidal Katamine

Jordan Legal Review

The recent Arab uprisings have exposed the gaping decent work deficits in Arab labour markets, including the exclusion of women. Despite being increasingly educated, most women are either jobless or invisible in the Arab workforce. The Jordanian...