Resources on Labour migration in Arab States

  1. Garment workers’ service centre opens in Jordanian industrial zone

    09 October 2013

    New facility set to improve the lives of thousands working in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones.

  2. Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Advocating Institutional Reform in the Middle East

    04 October 2013

    This project is an initiative of the Migration and Governance Network - MAGNET. The ILO is working with countries in the Arab States to provide options for reform of national policies and institutions to protect migrant domestic workers rights.

  3. Migration and Governance Network - MAGNET

    04 October 2013

    ILO supports Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and the Gulf Cooperation Council States to strengthen labour migration governance and combat human trafficking.

  4. Collective Bargaining In Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector

    01 October 2013

    A collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between two apparel employers associations and Jordan’s garment union was signed in May 2013, in an unprecedented step to strengthen their partnership, promote social dialogue and improve the working conditions of some 40,000 workers in the sector.

  5. The Role of Better Work Jordan

    30 September 2013

    Better Work Jordan – a joint initiative between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation – introduced the idea of a collective bargaining agreement to the employers and the garment union in early 2012.

  6. The Collective Bargaining Agreement: A Brief History

    30 September 2013

    2008 – In efforts to promote labour management relations and improve social dialogue in the sector, Better Work Jordan helped to establish Performance Improvement Consultative Committees (PICCs) in factories participating in the programme. These committees, which have now spread to two-thirds of the 60 factories currently participating in the programme, consist of both management and union representatives and are responsible for developing and implementing the improvement activities of factories.

  7. Benefits of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

    30 September 2013

    The agreement aims to improve the working and living conditions of tends of thousands of workers and their families, and to reduce the incidence of industrial action by establishing mechanisms to resolve labour disputes.

  8. A Collective Bargaining Agreement for Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector

    30 September 2013

    The agreement, which will affect 55,000 workers, 40,000 of whom work in the export sector, is one of the most comprehensive collective bargaining agreements to be found in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally. It is a significant step for the garment sector in Jordan, and will play a major role in strengthening worker representation, social dialogue and industrial relations.

  9. Overview of Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector

    30 September 2013

    Jordan has experienced rapid growth in the apparel industry in recent years, which accounts for nearly 17 percent of the country’s total exports. Apparel exports, mostly to the United States, reached a record high of USD 1.2 billion in 2012.

  10. Facts about the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Ready Made Garment Sector in Jordan

    30 September 2013

    The collective bargaining agreement, which will affect more than 55,000 workers, is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally.