Wage Increases May Hit Jordan'S Clothing Sector

2011/10/19 14:42:00 28

Wage Increase To Combat Jordanian Clothing Sector

The Jordanian government stressed the need for improvement.

Jordan

The minimum wage for workers is the minimum wage of 150.

To solve this problem, a committee was set up, consisting of employers, workers and officials from the Ministry of labour. The Committee held a meeting last week.

Research

That's the problem.

The Ministry of labour advises employers to reduce their dependence on recruiting employees from overseas countries.

The garment sector has contributed 20% to Jordan's total export earnings, employing 27000 foreign workers and 16000 local workers.

The Ministry of labour also stressed the importance of the clothing sector.

Investor

A promise was made to provide the Jordanian workers with the necessary technical training through vocational training programmes.

Mustafa Howard, President of the JGATE, the Jordanian garment, accessories and Textile Exporters Association, said: "at this meeting, we did not reach any agreement, because the eldest labor union tried to raise the minimum wage to 300 Dal, an increase of 100%.

The private sector did not consider this issue reasonably, and agreed to raise the minimum wage to 180.

The Union asked for an increase of 100%, and the evidence was made.

Inflation

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It has been submitted to the prime minister's office to determine the number of wage increases. "