The report of the 'Better Work' in Jordan, a comprehensive program that brings together all levels of the apparel industry to improve working conditions and respect of labor rights for workers while boosting the competitiveness of apparel businesses international implemented by the Labor Organization (ILO), caused great concern about the verbal attacks in 14 factories in Jordan, all of which concerned officials and civil servants in Jordan.
In this context, the newspaper 'Al Ghad' reported that the report was based on 86 visits to factories based in the industrial zones of the country and that it explained that Jordanian law did not fix the number of overtime but requires that normal working hours do not exceed 48 hours per week. However, the report explained that four factories did not save the annual registers of hours worked last year.
The report added that the drop in the rate of non-compliance with these rules has been noticed since 2016 when the rate went from 19 to 5% with average working hours of 3.53 per week, a drop of 2.6 hours. However, the report revealed that the phenomenon of recruitment of unaccompanied minors (which represents a crime of human trafficking) has been noted and that two cases have been reported to the Unit against Trafficking in Human Beings.
In addition, the report mentioned the case of a factory whose foreign employees failed to access their personal documents (passports or residence permits) in order to guarantee their return to the country and their right to free movement. In this context, the report explained that some bosses choose to confiscate such documents.
Of the plants visited, 12 failed to meet payment deadlines and 7 of these 12 pay only premiums and compensation instead of wages. In return, the report indicated that factories in industrial areas have improved working environments where some companies have even formed joint committees with labor parties to better manage workers' affairs.
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