Civil society organizations in Jordan have called for a re-review of the amendment draft of labor law that is currently before the House of Representatives.
The suggested amendment aims at conducting a comprehensive reform of the labor law’s provisions and seeks to open an effective national dialogue based on the relevant international standards that Jordan has adhered to as well as the principles and methodologies that must be followed during the reform process.
In a statement, the relevant organizations indicated that the proposed labor law amendments submitted by the government and presented to the House of Representatives are “fragmentary, selective, and inappropriate for the labor market, and include articles that have been modified only a few months ago”.
The press release also indicated that these proposed amendments “were made without a tripartite national dialogue.”
work of a comprehensive national review of the law.” The same statement noted.
The statement also underscored that the process needs to be “based on a national dialogue that guarantees the interests of various parties and national requirements as well as takes into account international standards and fundamental rights at work.”
The organizations demanded that the law reform process be based on “ensuring that the conditions of decent work are available to all workers, that it covers all sectors of work and categories of workers without any exception, including those in the informal sector.”
Eliminating discrimination in employment as well as all forms of forced labor, including the active elimination of child labor.
The same civil society organizations also noted the need to develop strengthening mechanisms of social dialogue and collective bargaining, protecting the right to organize, and increasing women's economic participation rates.
Respecting labor standards concerning working hours, weekly, official and annual leave as well as the safety, health and professional conditions, was highlighted in the statement.
The organizations also stressed that the law must include tools for effective enforcement by strengthening the capacity of stakeholders, both workers and employers, to enforce it.”
The signatory organizations include:
The Phoenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies
The Workers House
Center for Studies and Research
The Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights
The Justice Center for Legal Aid
The Adalah Center for Human Rights Studies
Lawyers Without Borders
The Arab Renaissance Organization for Democracy and Development
The Jordan Horizons for Development Foundation and Training
The Arab Women Association
The Jordanian Independent Trade Union Federation
The Center for the Protection and Freedom of Journalists
The Jordanian Youth Association
Cooperation and Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development
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