Country profile JOR
Context
Context
| Year | Age group | Proportion | Gender | Indicator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5-17 | 2.2 | Male | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 0 | Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 1.2 | Male & Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 2.3 | Male | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 1 | Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 1.7 | Male & Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
National Legal Framework
National Legal Framework
| Provision | Legislation date | Convention | Legislation info | sources | Value | sort_order | Provision description | Legislation description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is the use, procuring or offering of children for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs, prohibited? | 2021-09-28 ; 2022-12-10 | C182 | Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act - Article 8 ; Child Rights Law - Article 21. a | [{"link_name":"-Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act","source_link":"https://jordan-lawyer.com/2021/09/28/narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-law/"},{"link_name":"-Child Rights Law","source_link":"https://coj.ncfa.org.jo/EN/Pages/Child_Rights_Law_2022"}] | Yes | 11 | C182 prohibits the use, procuring or offering of children for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs. | There appears to be no provisions prohibiting the use, procuring, or offering of children for illicit activities, although, Article 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act states that anyone who administers a narcotic, psychotropic substance, or preparation to another person to harm or ensnare him or participates in this in any way shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years and not exceeding five years and a fine of not less than two thousand dinars and not exceeding five thousand dinars. In this case, the court may adopt discretionary mitigating reasons, and the victim will be absolved of the crime. However, Article 21. a of he Child Rights Law prohibits the exposure of any child to forms of economic exploitation, including forced labour or begging. |
| Is the use, procuring or offering of a child for the purpose of prostitution and for production of pornography prohibited? | 2022 | C182 | Child Rights Law No. 17 of the year 2022 - Article 21 | [{"link_name":"Child Rights Law","source_link":"https://coj.ncfa.org.jo/EN/Pages/Child_Rights_Law_2022"}] | Yes | 10 | C182 prohibits the use of a child under the age of 18 for prostitution, regardless of the child's consent. The use, procuring or offering of any person under the age of 18 for commercial sexual exploitation constitutes a worst form of child labour, even if prostitution is a legalised. In regard to the prohibition of child pornography, States need to make sure that national legislation addresses the involvement of a child in the production of pornographic materials, including non-recorded performances. | Article 21 of the Law prohibits the exposition of a child to to any forms of human trafficking, prostitution, exploitation, pornography, or any other forms of sexual abuse. |
| Is forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18 for use in armed conflict prohibited? | 1986-05-07 | C182 | Military Service and Reserve Service Law and its amendments No.23 of the year 1986 - Article 3 | [{"link_name":"Military Service and Reserve Service Law","source_link":"https://jordanianlaw.com/القوانين/قانون-الخدمة-الوطنية-الاجبارية/"}] | Yes | 9 | C182 defines forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18 for use in armed conflict as a worst form of child labour. Nevertheless, C182 only prohibits the forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18, and does not cover the voluntary recruitment of children under 18. | Article 3 of the Law sates that compulsory military service is imposed on every Jordanian who has completed eighteen years of age but is not more than forty years old. |
| Is the sale and trafficking of children for sexual and labour exploitation prohibited? | 2009-02-09 | C182 | Law on the Prevention of Human Trafficking amended by Law No.9 of the year 2009 - Articles 3 and 8 | [{"link_name":"Law on the Prevention of Human Trafficking","source_link":"https://tamkeen-jo.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1.pdf"}] | Yes | 8 | C182 defines all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour as worst forms of child labour. | According to Article 3: A - For this law, the phrase (human trafficking crimes) means: Recruiting, transporting, harboring, or receiving persons without The satisfaction of exploiting them through the threat or use of force or otherwise. This is a form of coercion, kidnapping, fraud, or deception. Exploiting power, exploiting a state of weakness, or giving or receiving Financial advances or benefits to obtain the approval of a person who has control over a person. Article 8: Shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months or by a fine of not less than One thousand dinars and not more than five thousand dinars, or both of these two penalties for anyone who commits one of the crimes of human trafficking stipulated It is stipulated in Clause (1) of Paragraph (A) of Article (3) of This law. |
| List of hazardous activities prohibited for children | 2011-06-16 | C138 & C182 | Ministerial Order of 2011 - Article 2 | [{"link_name":"Ministerial Order","source_link":"https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=90849&cs=1LQaIGxtTM8Rjji2famrfhqbMvGoqVuCEPZJW8-ulQyqMb4JFEYtbgrdJCnvty6HxfkbBvrhU1S7Z1pmA8ZWC1Q"}] | Yes | 7 | C138 and C182 require the national determination of a list of hazardous work prohibited for children under 18 years of age. The competent authorities should consult with workers' and employers' organizations to determine what types of employment or work are considered to be hazardous. Such a list shall be periodically examined and revised as necessary. | Article 2 lists the activities prohibited for children, organized per different hazards: 1. Physical Hazard; 2. Psychological and Social Hazards; 3. Moral Hazards ;4. Chemical Hazards; 5. Physical Hazards ;6. Biological and Bacteriological Hazards 7. Ergonomic Hazards;8. Other Hazards. |
| Minimum age for hazardous work | 1996-03-02 ; 1996 | C138 & C182 | Labour Code Law No. 8 of 1996 ; Decision of 2011 Decision Issued by the Minister of Labour Regarding Hazardous Exhausting, or Health-Damaging Work for Minors - Article 74 | [{"link_name":"-Labour Code","source_link":"https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jordan-LABOUR-CODE.pdf"},{"link_name":"-Decision Regarding Hazardous Exhausting, or Health-Damaging Work for Minors 2011","source_link":"https://mol.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%82%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AB_-_2011-0.pdf"}] | 18 | 6 | C138 and C182 set 18 as the minimum age for hazardous work, which is defined as work that, due to its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to jeopardize children’s health, safety or morals. C138 and C182 allow countries to permit hazardous work exceptionally as from 16, provided that the health, safety and morals of the young persons concerned are fully protected and that they have received adequate specific instruction or training. | Article 74 prohibits hazardous child labour. It states that no juvenile not reaching eighteen might be employed in dangerous or exhausting occupations or those harmful to health. These occupations shall be specified by decisions issued by the Minister after consulting the competent official authorities. In addition, the 2011 decision issued by the minister of labour regarding hazardous exhausting, or health-damaging work for minors also prohibits the employment of children for hazardous work. |
| Minimum age for admission to apprenticeship | 1999-11-16 | C138 | Instructions for organizing the professional training contract for the year 1999 - Article 3. a | [{"link_name":"Instructions for organizing the professional training contract","source_link":"https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/3837866/normal_5f246b14e498b.pdf"}] | 16 | 5 | C138 does not apply to work done in school for general, vocational or technical education or in training institutions or work done by children at least 14 years of age in undertakings, where such work is carried out in accordance with conditions prescribed by the competent authority. Such work must be an integral part of: (i) a course of education or training for which a school or training institution is primarily responsible; (ii) a programme of training mainly or entirely in an undertaking, which programme has been approved by the competent authority; or (iii) a programme of guidance or orientation designed to facilitate the choice of an occupation or of a line of training. | Article 3. a of the Text fixes the minimum age for admission to apprenticeship to 16 years. |
| Is the minimum age for admission to work not less than the age for completion of compulsory schooling? | 1994 | C138 | Education Code Law No. 3 of 1994 - Article 10 ; Labour Code Law No. 8 of 1996 - Section 73 | [{"link_name":"-Education Code","source_link":"https://hcd.gov.jo/AR/Pages/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9_1994"},{"link_name":"-Labour Code","source_link":"https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jordan-LABOUR-CODE.pdf"}] | Yes | 4 | C138 requires that the minimum age for admission to work shall not be less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling and, in any case, shall not be less than 15 years. | Article 10 of the Education Code sets the age of completion of compulsory schooling to 16 years which aligns with the minimum age for admission to work pursuant to Seciton 73 of the Labour Code. |
| Light work - Determination of types and conditions of activities | 1996-03-02 | C138 | Labour Code Law No. 8 of 1996 - Article 73 | [{"link_name":"Labour Code","source_link":"https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/634/Labour%20Law%20and%20its%20Amendments%20No.8%20of%20the%20year%201996.pdf"}] | N/A | 3 | If the country chooses to allow light work, States must determine what activities are considered light work, and the hours and the circumstances under which they may be carried out. | Light work is not allowed. Article 73 of the labour code prohibits any work done by children under 16. |
| Minimum age for light work | 1996-03-02 | C138 | Labour Code Law No. 8 of 1996 - Article 73 | [{"link_name":"Labour Code","source_link":"https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jordan-LABOUR-CODE.pdf"}] | N/A | 2 | C138 defines light work as work that does not interfere with children’s schooling, or their ability to benefit from it, and that is not hazardous. C138 allows countries to permit light work for children younger than the general minimum age. For countries that set the minimum age at 15, this means children aged 13-14, and for those that set it at 14, children aged 12-13 may engage in light work. | Light work is not allowed. Article 73 of the Labour code prohibits any work done by children under 16. |
| Minimum age for admission to work | 1996-03-02 | C138 | Labour Code Law No. 8 of 1996 - Article 73 | [{"link_name":"Labour Code","source_link":"https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jordan-LABOUR-CODE.pdf"}] | 16 | 1 | C138 establishes 15 as the minimum age for work in general. Developing countries have the option of setting a minimum age of 14 as a transitional measure as they strengthen their education systems and economies. | Article 73 provides that no no minor under sixteen shall be employed in any form. |
International Legal Framework
International Legal Framework
| Ratification status | Convention | Convention description | Date of ratification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in-force | C182 | Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) | 20-APR-2000 | Source |
| in-force | C138 | Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) | 23-MAR-1998 | Source |
Policies and Plans
Policies and Plans
| Description | sources | Period | Policy name | Implementing agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In its Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024) Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) The Committee takes note of the National Strategy to stop child labour 2022–30 and its 2022 implementation plan, which includes various dimensions and strategic objectives for the prevention of, and protection from, child labour. Its three main components are: (1) prevention, awareness-raising and advocacy, to foster a public attitude that considers child labour as socially unacceptable; (2) interventions aimed at implementing the measures contained within the National Framework to Combat Child Labour and Begging of 2020, according to which the identification of child labourers and their protection is managed on a case-by-case basis; and (3) reintegration of child labourers, through support and social protection for the families of children at risk. | [{"link_name":"CEACR Observation","source_link":"https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:13100:0::NO:13100:P13100_COMMENT_ID,P13100_COUNTRY_ID:4327114,103201:NO"}] | 2023-2030 | National Strategy for the Reduction of Child Labour | National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) |