Today's labour news
Garment sector sees improvements in compliance, despite gaps — Better Work Jordan report 2023-05-31 [The Times]
Private sector estimated to employ 2.2m workers, says trade union head 2023-04-30 [Jordan News]
Roundtable discussion and field visit 2022-11-09 [PSI]
Women's workshop in Jordan 2022-09-07 [PSI]
Israel, Jordan agree to allow workers daily access to Eilat 2022-08-23 [JNS]
ITF rallies behind Aqaba families, strikers after chlorine horror kills 13, injures 250 2022-07-02 [ITF]
ITF rallies behind Aqaba families, strikers after chlorine horror kills 13, injures 250 2022-07-02 [ITF]
Careem drivers in Jordan go on strike to protest unmet demands 2022-05-15 [The New Arab]
Journalist spied on via Pegasus software 2022-04-12 [IFJ]
The harassment against union leaders and members must stop immediately 2022-04-02 [EI]
Two journalists arrested under cybercrime law 2022-03-12 [IFJ]
Al-Rai newspaper journalists protest over unpaid salaries 2022-02-10 [IFJ]
Foreign NGOs secretly lobby to fire local staff despite Covid-19 protection law 2022-01-12 [Middle East Eye]
Global solidarity in response to the dissolution of education union and harassment of teachers and unionists ActNOW! 2021-10-28 [EI]
Podcast: Jordan Agricultural Workers Win Rights@Work! For more info 2021-10-20 [Solidarity Center]
Court declares education union leader innocent of spreading false news 2021-08-20 [Education International]
Jordanian authorities arrests of teachers -structured impeding of peaceful gatherings 2021-08-10 [Euro-Med Monitor]
Journalist and union leader who reported on mismanagement of public advertisement money faces pressure 2021-06-25 [IFJ]
Jordan Agricultural Workers Win Landmark Rights For more info 2021-05-21 [Solidarity Center]
Amid growing regional tensions, Irael begins vaccinating 700 Jordanian workers 2021-03-17 [Washington Post]
'Weak' government reaches out to unions in search for appeasement ActNOW! 2021-01-26 [Arab Weekly]
https://us2.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=3570450 2021-01-15 [LabourStart]
MP spreads false accusations about media 2021-01-13 [IFJ]
Education International condemns dissolution of teachers' union and detention of leaders ActNOW! 2021-01-05 [Education International]
Activists call for improved wages, decent working conditions for women workers in agriculture sector 2020-12-29 [MENA FN]
Banned union press conference the latest crackdown by government on teachers' rights ActNOW! 2020-10-28 [Education International]
Quality measures needed to halt growing unemployment rate — JLW 2020-10-07 [Jordan Times]
Schools in Jordan struggle with covid-19 and jailed teachers ActNOW! 2020-09-11 [The Economist]
Cartoonist arrested for mocking UAE-Israel deal amid crackdown on press freedom 2020-08-28 [IFJ]
Arrests, Forced Dispersal at Teacher Protests Teachers' Syndicate Board Released; Others Still Held ActNOW! 2020-08-27 [Human Rights Watch]
Teacher unionists released, but pressure on government continues 2020-08-26 [EI]
Release of Jordan Teachers' Syndicate Leaders and Restoration of the Union ActNOW! 2020-08-25 [Réseau syndical international de solidarité et de luttes]
Closing teachers' union, detaining officials, ‘serious' rights violations ActNOW! 2020-08-24 [UN News]
Blackout of coverage of Jordanian Teachers' Association ActNOW! 2020-08-19 [Education International]
Take action for the immediate release of education union leaders ActNOW! 2020-08-13 [Education International]
Education unionists arrested and union work suspended in government crackdown ActNOW! 2020-08-12 [Education International]
Shutting down Jordanian Teachers syndicate has political motivations, authorities must comply with legal obligations 2020-08-03 [Euro-Med Monitor]
Teachers' Syndicate Closed; Leaders Arrested 2020-07-30 [Human Rights Watch]
Govt arrests leaders of teachers' union in opposition crackdown 2020-07-26 [al Jazeera]
JORDAN WORKER RIGHTS GROUPS HAIL OPENING OF CHILD CARE CENTERS For more info 2020-07-16 [solidaritycenter.org]
How Filipina domestic workers protect and support each other in Jordan 2020-06-17 [Equal Times]
Poor health and working conditions at LafargeHolcim in Jordan 2020-06-07 [BWI]
Non-payment of teacher salaries in the private sector affecting mainly women 2020-05-03 [EI]
Two media executives arrested following broadcasting of virus complaints 2020-04-15 [IFJ]
VIDEO Voices from the world of work: Garment factory workers in Jordan 2020-01-25 [ILO]
Statement of solidarity with the popular uprising of people, workers, and students in Iran 2019-12-06 [Amman Center for Human Right Studies (ACHRS)]
Garment sector remains barred for Nepali workers over low wage issue 2019-11-19 [The Post]
Pay deal ends strike by UN Palestinian agency workers 2019-11-04 [Arab News]
Palestinian refugee agency workers strike 2019-11-03 [Middle East Eye]
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