The Tamkeen Center for Support and assistance announced the results of a study specially prepared to shed light on the situation of workers in the informal sector in Jordan.
During a workshop organized by the center last week to present the results of the study, the center said that workers in the informal economy are diverse groups, the majority of whom work for wages, either in unorganized institutions or in organized institutions. However, they work there in an unorganized manner, in addition to those who work for their own account.
The study was based on a survey sample that included 710 workers and employers, both Jordanian and foreign, male and female, in 7 governorates, and within the targeted economic sectors, the number of which are 3 including: agriculture, construction and services
It indicated that about 58.3% of the total employees in organized and unorganized institutions or projects receiving their regular wages without delays, compared to 41.7% of the employers who do not pay their wages regularly.
The same study also pointed out that 56.1% work more than 8 hours a day, of whom 38.8% are forced to work overtime, and so is the case for self-employed workers, as 54.3% work more than 8 hours a day.
It also mentioned that 55.2% work overtime, 50.6% do not get paid weekly leave, and 54.7% of employers do not give unorganized workers paid weekly leave, while 52.8% of self-employed workers get weekly leave for a day.
With regard to the availability of occupational health and safety conditions, the study stated that only 23.5% of the total sample confirmed the availability of protective and safety equipment and systems as well as first aid methods. It indicated that 56.2%) of workers in the construction sector do not have the means of protection and prevention or first aid tools, followed by the agricultural sector by 25.7%. Services sector was one of the least sectors that are not committed to providing these means compared to other sectors, as the percentage of workers who do not have these means reached 18.1%.
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