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Work conditions in Jordan

The Active Population in Figures

	2018	2019	2020
Labour Force	2,585,020	2,649,637	2,595,850

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Legal Weekly Duration: 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week.
Retirement Age: 60 for men and 55 for women.
Working Contracts: Jordanian labor law is governed by the law of 1996 and its amendments. The law is completed by application regulations. If a more profitable collective agreement exists, this is the one that will be applied. The work contract must be drawn up in duplicate in Arabic. There are three types of work contract, the open-ended contract, the fixed-term contract, and the apprenticeship contract.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum Wage: In 2021, the tripartite committee for work affairs increased the monthly minimum wage to JOD 260.
Average Wage: The ILO does not have data on the average wage in Jordan.
According to Jordan's Department of Statistics' latest data available, the average wage was estimated at JOD 524 per month.
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: 14.25% of salary
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: 7.5% of the gross wage

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: There are 17 unions in Jordan, all affiliated to the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU), the only organization recognized and subsidized by the State.
Unions: Ministry of Labor website, page dedicated to workers' complaints
Unionisation Rate: About 30% of the active population is unionized.
Labour Regulation Bodies: Jordanian Ministry of Labor

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