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Better work Jordan - Phase II - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2366

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2366

location:

country:

Jordan

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Better work Jordan - Phase II - Final Evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2018-09-26 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Decent Work

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comments:

This is a recommendation for the MoL/GoJ. BWJ has been documenting and reporting the issues of Jordan's three-tiered minimum wage. Further, the wage has been equalized in the garment sector via the CBA. Yet the discourse needs to take place at a higher level between Jordanian stakeholders and legal parties. This recommendation is directed more towards the MoL. BWJ collaborate with the ILO technical team to share observations with the national stakeholders. In Jordan, the Tripartite Committee is responsible for setting the minimum wage. The ILO can play a role in promoting dialogue among stakeholders and help advise national constituents to identify mechanisms to set the minimum wage. National and international actors are increasing their focus on upskilling the Jordanian labour force to join the industrial sector.BWJ can highlight the issue, but cannot play the lead role in pushing Jordan to adopt one minimum wage for all workers. The ILO, as an entity, must lead this discourse.

management_response:

No Action Planned

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

BETTERWORK

title:

Adopt one minimum wage for all workers in Jordan. A multiple minimum wage system hurts all workers, including Jordanian. Only when working conditions are harmonized at a decent level will Jordanian workers be able to compete on a level playing field. The garment sector has favored a readily available workforce paid at a lower wage, and such an arrangement has perpetuated the economy’s reliance on low-wage low-skill production methods. These impacts have coincided with high rates of Jordanian unemployment and an economy stuck in a low growth and low value added equilibrium. One minimum wage for all workers will eliminate the gap in wages and would reduce employers’ incentives to hire non-Jordanians rather than Jordanians.

project_symbols:

JOR/14/50/USA

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/12572

information_source:

Country Office

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