Graduation ceremony for participants of ILOs ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project
Under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Khaled Al-Hanaifat, the International Labour Organization, held a graduation ceremony for a group of trainees of ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project, who were linked to job opportunities in flower farms. This ceremony comes within the efforts made by the organization towards improving employability of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians in the floriculture sector, with the support of the Australian Government and in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Labour, and the Jordanian Association for Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants.
2 August 2022
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On Sunday July 31, 2022, the International Labor Organization held a graduation ceremony for participants of the ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project. The ceremony was held under the patronage of H.E Mr. Khaled Al-Hanaifat, the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, and in the presence of H.E Mr. Nayef Istitieh, the Jordanian Minister of Labour, the Chargé d’Affaires for the Australian Embassy, H.E. Ms. Amanda McGregor, and representatives from the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Tourism, Senates and Parliament, the Jordanian Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants Association, and flower farmers.
The Australia government is pleased to have contributed to the delivery of technical on-the-job training in the floriculture sector to more than 1000 Syrian and non-Syrian refugees and Jordanians.” said Ms. Amanda McGregor, Chargé d'affaires to Jordan.
The graduation ceremony also acknowledged the efforts of the ILO towards improving employability in the floriculture sector among Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Labour, and the Jordanian Association for Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants.
As a part of the ceremony, the attendees toured one of the flower farms to see firsthand the project's contribution to improving the work environment within the farms, and visited the flowers gallery where the most important types of flowers produced in the local market were displayed.
The project trained 1,056 Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians on the technical skills of flower cutting and grading, occupational safety and health procedures and linked graduates to job opportunities within the sector. Of these graduates, 74% were women and 12% from people with disabilities. To date, 104 graduates have been linked to job opportunities in flower farms of which 77% are women and 2% are persons with disabilities.
ILO is implementing the ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project with the support of the Australian Government. The project includes a number of activities aimed at improving the employability of the vulnerable Jordanian beneficiaries and Syrian refugees in the floricultural sector, creating decent job opportunities, and improving competitiveness and productivity in the sector.