A new report issued by civil society organisation Jordan Labour Watch  finds that the majority of workers in the cleaning services subject to hazardous and unnaceptable  working conditions.

The report shows that the workers receive a pay lower than living wage, work exccesive hours. Additionally, the report highlights that workers are in most cases denied annual and sick paid leave.

A crucial challenge highlighted by this report is that large numbers of workers lack access to social protection. Usually employers register some of their employees in the social security system for fear of legal accountability, but in most cases workers are not provided with the required social protection.

Furthermore, large numbers of workers in this sector are exposed to high risks due to poor health and safety conditions in their workplaces, although most of them work in hazardous occupations, dealing with different types of patients and collecting general and medical waste of various kinds.

Jordan Labour Watch recommends to include the need to implement a strict supervision on these companies and their level of compliance with the different labor standards, including minimum wages.

 The report is linked in Arabic below.