Jordan Times
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Labour Ministry
to launch hotline for foreign workers
AMMAN (JT) — The Ministry of Labour (MoL) on Monday said by next week it would
launch a hotline for foreign workers. A source in the MoL told The Jordan Times
that five employees who speak the languages of the majority of foreign workers,
mainly Filipino, Sinhala, Tamil, Chinese, Urdo and Indonesian would receive the
workers’ complaints. “They would also introduce them to the ministry officials
who in turn could help solve problems in coordination with the concerned
embassies,” the source added, saying that this is one step the MoL has taken to
reinforce the Labour Law and international labour standards, in particular a
“decent and safe work environment.” The International Labour Organisation,
during its conference in June, named Jordan among the countries of the Middle
East and North Africa to implement the “decent work” programme. Meanwhile, a
source in the MoL said last week the ministry is determined to crack down on the
abuse of foreign workers in the country’s Qualified Industrial Zones.