Support to strengthen Jordan’s labour migration governance and inspection systems
This project strengthens Jordan’s labour migration governance and inspection mechanisms, and builds on the ILO’s technical assessments and policy recommendations since 2006.
PROJECT SUMMARY
Jordan has a significant population of migrant workers. In 2009, the number of registered foreign workers reached 322,000 according to the Ministry of Labour. The ILO estimates that in 2010 the total number of irregular migrant workers ranged between 100,000 and 150,000. Following the publication of a report by the US National Labour Committee in 2006 about working conditions in the xxxx [tell us more here], the Jordanian Government began to take concrete steps toward improving the working conditions of migrant workers.
In this project the ILO is working directly with the Inspection Directorate to modernize labour inspection mechanisms, in line with government priorities. The ILO is also assessing needs and priorities toward strengthening the capacities of the Migration Directorate at the Ministry of Labour, and operationalizing the joint Anti-Trafficking Unit.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
This project strengthens Jordan’s labour migration governance and inspection mechanisms, and builds on the ILO’s technical assessments and policy recommendations since 2006. It especially focuses on Aqaba, which has significant levels of irregular migration and human trafficking.
The project aims to:
• Work with the Ministry of Labour to ensure that its Migration Department is fully operational. This will ensure a coordinated response and policy coherence, which is necessary to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers.
• Improve the government’s labour inspection capacity, which is critical for monitoring the employment of migrant workers and their working conditions.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
• Carry out a needs assessment to determine the points of entry and key priority issues of intervention for the ILO in the field of labour migration.
• Develop the institutional capacity of the migration department to better manage recruitment, improve adherence to ILO standards on working conditions, and monitor and regulate the work of private employment agencies.
• Develop and implement a standard contract that safeguards the rights of migrant workers and the interests of employers.
• Carry out an audit of the labour inspection system in Aqaba, which highlights existing gaps and provides key technical and policy recommendations.
• Train inspectors in Aqaba and Amman on modern labour inspection procedures.
• Provide technical support to the unit dealing with anti-trafficking that is jointly managed by the Public Security Department and the Ministry of Labour.
• Buy and install software for computerizing labour inspection activities in Amman and Aqaba to help inspectors better manage the data collected and track key recommendations provided to employers.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
• More migrant workers protected at work and have access to productive employment and decent work opportunities.
• The capacity of the migration department to ensure a coordinated response and policy coherence on labour migration enhanced.
• The labour inspection mechanism of the Ministry of Labour strengthened and labour inspection processes harmonized.
Jordan has a significant population of migrant workers. In 2009, the number of registered foreign workers reached 322,000 according to the Ministry of Labour. The ILO estimates that in 2010 the total number of irregular migrant workers ranged between 100,000 and 150,000. Following the publication of a report by the US National Labour Committee in 2006 about working conditions in the xxxx [tell us more here], the Jordanian Government began to take concrete steps toward improving the working conditions of migrant workers.
In this project the ILO is working directly with the Inspection Directorate to modernize labour inspection mechanisms, in line with government priorities. The ILO is also assessing needs and priorities toward strengthening the capacities of the Migration Directorate at the Ministry of Labour, and operationalizing the joint Anti-Trafficking Unit.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
This project strengthens Jordan’s labour migration governance and inspection mechanisms, and builds on the ILO’s technical assessments and policy recommendations since 2006. It especially focuses on Aqaba, which has significant levels of irregular migration and human trafficking.
The project aims to:
• Work with the Ministry of Labour to ensure that its Migration Department is fully operational. This will ensure a coordinated response and policy coherence, which is necessary to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers.
• Improve the government’s labour inspection capacity, which is critical for monitoring the employment of migrant workers and their working conditions.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
• Carry out a needs assessment to determine the points of entry and key priority issues of intervention for the ILO in the field of labour migration.
• Develop the institutional capacity of the migration department to better manage recruitment, improve adherence to ILO standards on working conditions, and monitor and regulate the work of private employment agencies.
• Develop and implement a standard contract that safeguards the rights of migrant workers and the interests of employers.
• Carry out an audit of the labour inspection system in Aqaba, which highlights existing gaps and provides key technical and policy recommendations.
• Train inspectors in Aqaba and Amman on modern labour inspection procedures.
• Provide technical support to the unit dealing with anti-trafficking that is jointly managed by the Public Security Department and the Ministry of Labour.
• Buy and install software for computerizing labour inspection activities in Amman and Aqaba to help inspectors better manage the data collected and track key recommendations provided to employers.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
• More migrant workers protected at work and have access to productive employment and decent work opportunities.
• The capacity of the migration department to ensure a coordinated response and policy coherence on labour migration enhanced.
• The labour inspection mechanism of the Ministry of Labour strengthened and labour inspection processes harmonized.