Report Summary: Workers with Disabilities in Jordan’s Garment Sector

The present study is an assessment of the realities faced by workers with disability in Jordan’s garment factories, from a sample of nine main factories and three satellite factories in the country’s garment sector (12 factories total) within three industrial zones located in Ad-Dulayl, Sahab, and Irbid.

The present study is an assessment of the realities faced by workers with disability in Jordan’s garment factories, from a sample of nine main factories and three satellite factories in the country’s garment sector (12 factories total) within three industrial zones located in Ad-Dulayl, Sahab, and Irbid. The research combines data extracted from secondary sources over the course of a preliminary desk review of available figures and literature with the first-hand accounts of workers, employers, experts, and other stakeholders, gathered through semi-structured qualitative interviews and focus group discussions with workers with disability in the sampled factories. In addition, site visits were carried out at each factory, employing a purpose-made checklist to determine the extent to which the rights of workers with disability are guaranteed, and their needs met, at each of the factories under study, according to both national laws and internationally recognized best practices.