All resources: Jordan

Guide to Jordanian Labour Law for the Garment Industry

The guide outlines basic Jordanian labour law in non-technical language. It covers areas relating to child labour, trade unions, collective bargaining contracts, labour disputes, discrimination, forced labour, contracts and human resources, wages...

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.

Rethinking Informality in Light of the Arab Uprisings

This paper provides an overview of the ILO conceptual framework on informality and discusses its implications by focusing on its relevance to the Arab region in light of recent developments

Joint ILO/DFID project

Work in Freedom: Preventing trafficking of women and girls in South Asia and the Middle East

Promoting education, fair recruitment, safe migration and decent work, the Work in Freedom programme adopts an integrated and targeted approach to prevent trafficking of women and girls in South Asian countries of origin (Bangladesh, India and...

Work in Freedom: Making migrant work safer for women from South Asia

Millions of women are trafficked from South Asia each year into exploitative forced labour like conditions. The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the London School of Hygiene and...

“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.

Frequently Asked Questions on Pay Equity in Jordan

The Jordanian government has prioritized the economic participation of women and adopted a host of women-friendly policies in recent decades. These policies have aimed to expand access to education, promote healthcare and strengthen...

Towards Pay Equity: A Legal Review of Jordanian National Legislation

This legal review equips government officials, workers’ and employers’ organizations, policymakers, practitioners, and trainers, to engage in a national dialogue regarding the need for gender-sensitive policies and laws which promote the...

102nd Session of the International Labour Conference

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

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.

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...

ILO: Apprenticeships can be a route to decent work for Arab youth

Regional seminar brings together employer, worker and government representatives to upgrade apprenticeship systems in the Arab states.

Collective Bargaining Agreement signed for Jordanian Apparel Sector

A sector-wide agreement between employers associations and the garment union signed in Jordan.

Agenda: Regional Apprenticeship Seminar

Equal pay

Gender Pay Discrimination in Jordan: A Call for Change

The International Labour Organization is working with the Jordanian government and its social partners to help narrow the pay gap between men and women.

Towards equal pay for work of equal value in Jordan

A study by the National Steering Committee on Pay Equity (NSCPE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on pay discrimination in private schools and universities in Jordan has found a stark pay gap between women and men and put forward...

Jordan examines ways to improve work permits for migrant workers in the construction sector

The ILO hosts a meeting of key stakeholders to improve regulation of work permits in Jordan’s construction sector