almamlaka - The Minister of Labor, Nidal Al-Batayneh, said on Monday that during his meeting with the Parliamentary Labor and Social Development Committee, 110,000 migrant workers towards his status and completed their travel procedures, knowing that he does not have a license to practice his work through the imposition of a heavier financial fine. .

Al-Batayneh added that the Ministry was at the crossroads of either levying or regulating the labor market by closing many professions to foreign workers, as the latter preferred.

Regarding the proposed amendments to the draft labor law, Al-Batayneh clarified that the amendments increased the penalties for those who engage in illegal employment and for those who manipulate the minimum wages, in addition to granting the Minister of Labor the authority to grant work permits for a period of two years in front of some sectors, especially the agricultural sector, to enable farmers.

He indicated that the ministry will soon issue a system for male and female workers in the agricultural sector in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Labor Law, which was amended in 2008.

"The ministry will set up vocational education courses in Jordan to keep pace with developments in this type of education," according to Minister Al Batinah.

Al Batayneh said that the Ministry is in the process of establishing a special unit to follow up the file of Gazans and children of Jordanian women, as well as the Ministry's efforts to issue a special system for their employment.
With regard to those who were employed during the current year in the private sector, Al Batayneh indicated that 7 thousand citizens left work after their employment and the causes are being analyzed, and he reviewed the strategy of the Ministry of Labor that links it with its executive arms (Vocational Training Corporation, the Development and Employment Fund and the Authority for the Development of Technical and Vocational Skills), Pointing out that the Ministry has formed a team that includes leaders in it to follow up on the strategy's work.

The head of the Parliamentary Labor and Social Development Committee, Khaled Abu Hassan, called on the Ministry of Labor to regulate the labor market and replace Jordanian workers instead of expatriates, and the need to enhance partnership between the public and private sectors and encourage investment.

He said that the committee touched on clear changes in the files led by the ministry, reviewing the challenges facing Jordanian workers, such as their lack of involvement by the social security employer.

He called on the deputies in the committee to increase the penalties for those who tamper with the minimum wage, and reconsider its value, in addition to setting up facilities to employ the children of the Gaza Strip and the children of Jordanian women.

The Arab Women’s Network called for opening the door for employment to Gazans and children of Jordanian women, as well as a heavy penalty for the employer who harassed workers.

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