Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Jordan (Ratification: 2003)

Article 3 of the Convention. Matters of national labour policy regulated by having recourse to direct negotiations between employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes the Government’s indication with respect to direct negotiations between employers’ and workers’ organizations, that approximately 50 collective agreements were signed in undertakings in 2014. The Committee also takes due note of the Government’s indication that, at the sectoral level, a collective agreement was signed in the textile sector in 2013. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on any collective agreements adopted at the sectoral level.

Article 4. Coordination and effectiveness of the labour administration system. The Committee notes the information in the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for 2012–15, that the ILO conducted a joint migration and labour inspection audit of the functioning of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in May 2011, which identified various deficits, including the coordination between the ASEZA and the Ministry of Labour. In this regard, the Committee notes that, within the framework of the DWCP, the ILO is working with the ASEZA to restructure its labour inspection mechanisms and migration governance processes. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the measures it is taking to ensure coordination between the ASEZA and the Ministry of Labour for the effective operation of the system of labour administration.

Article 5. Consultation, cooperation and negotiation between the public authorities and employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes that the Law on the Economic and Social Council No. 117, 2007 provides that the Council shall have representation from employers’ and workers’ organizations, as well as representatives from civil society organizations (pursuant to section 7). Pursuant to section 14 of the Law, the Secretary-General of the Council shall prepare a semi-annual report of the Council’s activities. It notes that, according to the Council’s mission statement, the Council meets once every two months, and works to promote social dialogue on matters that concern Jordanian citizens. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities of the Economic and Social Council, including the issues addressed and the impact of its work. It also requests the Government to provide copies of the reports prepared by the Council’s Secretary General on the Council’s activities.