"Initiative launched to protect rights of migrant workers in Jordan", 9 July 2018

The Arab Migrant Resources Centre (MRC) on Friday launched a project aimed at supporting and empowering a total of 230,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Indonesia based in Jordan. The initiative builds on a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations TUC in 2015, where the organisations agreed to carry joint action to advance trade union solidarity and strengthen the cooperation among both parties for the protection of migrant workers coming from Asia to the Arab region. Launched in a ceremony held at the General Trade Union of Workers in Textile, Garment and Clothing Industries, the project focuses on tackling the problems faced by migrant workers through the application of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards on items such as decent work conditions, working hours, healthcare, justice, equal pay and gender equality... Implemented with the support of the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions, the project also aims at guaranteeing the right of migrant workers to join trade unions in Jordan, focusing on the legislative constraints that migrant workers face when seeking representation...