Amman: The Ministry of Labor’s teams inspected a total of 7,818 establishments in the first quarter of this year, while five inspection campaigns were conducted for specific economic sectors.
According to Jordan News Agency, the quarterly report of the Ministry’s Central Inspection Directorate revealed that inspection teams fined approximately 2,386 entities and issued warnings to 1,757 others for failing to comply with the provisions of the Labor Law and the relevant regulations and instructions.
The Ministry’s Himaya (Protection) platform received 2,194 labor complaints in the first quarter, with 1,309 grievances settled, resulting in the restoration of labor rights for the complaining workers. The report indicated that 222 tickets were issued against establishments that did not comply with the Ministry’s procedures, with the number of outstanding labor complaints standing at approximately 422.
Most labor complaints addressed non-payment of worker wages, while the fewest concerned forced resignation of workers. The report also highlighted that 49 child labor cases were detected by the Ministry’s teams during the first quarter of the year.
The Ministry issued 27 tickets and eight warnings to violating establishments and received six reports through the designated link for reporting child labor on the Ministry’s website. Additionally, the teams visited 45 establishments to ensure their compliance with providing nurseries for employees’ children, issuing six tickets and 20 warnings for non-compliance.
Regarding domestic workers’ grievances, a total of 219 cases were resolved during the same period.