"Labour Ministry campaign overlooks employers’ violations, working conditions — rights activists", 25 June 2018

A total of 3,975 expatriate workers were deported during the first half of 2018 as a result of the labour inspections carried out in all governorates over the same period... Over 2,400 Labour Law violations were recorded by the ministry after the inspections, and a total of 279 closure warnings were issued to the organisations in conflict with the provisions of the Labour Law. Commenting on the figures, Tamkeen Fields for Aid Director Linda Kalash noted that the... “the labour inspections seem to be focused on the legal status of workers, but not the employers’ adherence to the law and the working conditions”. The agricultural sector was the one with the highest number of registered migrant workers with the number standing at 39,635, while majority of expatriate employees (60 per cent) were of Egyptian nationality. Concerning labour protests, [spokesperson at the Ministry of Labour] noted that the number of labour disputes registered during the first half of the year reached 28, while the ministry’s Labour Relations Department dealt with a total of 5 work strikes. Jordan Labour Watch Director... questioned the reality presented by the figures issued by the ministry, noting that “the government only records the disputes that occur between the registered trade unions and the employers, but not [those] not recognised by the government”...