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Building local capacities to close the gender pay gap in Jordan

The principle of ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ is to be the central focus of a two-day workshop convened by the National Steering Committee for Pay Equity (NSCPE) in the Dead Sea, Jordan on 7-8 October 2011.

7-8 October 2011 - Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Jordan. First in a series of training courses on the concept and application of equal pay...

In 2010, the Policy Brief on Pay Equity in Jordan, developed by the ILO in partnership with the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), pointed to continued gender-based pay discrimination at work. A subsequent Policy Roundtable on Pay...

Jordan seeks to close gender pay gap through a National Steering Committee for Pay Equity

Jordan has stepped up efforts to combat gender discrimination in the workplace through a National Steering Committee for Pay Equity (NSCPE) set to be launched in Amman on Monday (July 25).

“Launch of the National Steering Committee for Pay Equity” - Amman, Jordan - 25 July 2011

The launch event will bring together tripartite constituents who will jointly decide and agree on the Committee’s mandate and membership, key desired results and next steps. Technical sub-committees on legal and research issues will be also formed...

Combating pay discrimination: The example of Jordan

According to the ILO’s global report on discrimination “Equality at work: The continuing challenge”, significant progress has been made in recent decades in advancing gender equality in the world of work. However, the gender pay gap still exists,...

Jordan Ryan, UN Resident Coordinator in Liberia. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to...