Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Jordan (Ratification: 1965)

Application in practice. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that according to the most recent statistics by the Public Statistics Department, the most frequent infringements relating to occupational safety and health (OSH) regard insufficient OSH measures in workplaces and a lack of commitment by workers to the use of personal protection gear and observance of instructions at work. It also notes the statistical information on the number of occupational injuries, issued by the Public Corporation for Social Security, which have decreased from 16,796 in 2011 to 15,796 in 2013, but notes that no information is provided on the nature and cause of these injuries. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including information on the number, nature and cause of occupational accidents and diseases registered, the number and nature of the contraventions reported, etc.