The Ministry of Labor has apprehended 2,419 foreign workers who were violating labor laws and regulations during January and February 2025, through an inspection campaign conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Public Security Directorate.
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Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Al-Zyoud stated that more than 2,000 workers have already been deported out of the total number detained, including 104 workers employed in households.
He explained that some of the workers who were apprehended are still undergoing deportation procedures, including the payment of fines for canceling their deportation or adjusting their legal status according to labor laws.
Al-Zyoud confirmed that the inspection campaign is ongoing, noting that it followed regulatory measures issued by the Minister of Labor in the last two months of the previous year. The goal of these measures was to allow foreign workers to transfer between sectors, enabling employers to benefit from the available labor force within the kingdom.
The spokesperson emphasized that in late 2024, the Ministry urged employers to adjust the status of the foreign workers they employ to avoid penalties under the Labor Law, which imposes fines of no less than 800 dinars for each foreign worker found to be working illegally for any employer.
Al-Zyoud mentioned that the Ministry's goal with these gradual measures taken since the end of last year is to regulate and control the labor market, ensuring that foreign workers only engage in jobs permitted under the law. He assured that the Ministry respects and appreciates foreign workers from all nationalities and that work permits are in place to protect them. The Labor Law does not discriminate between Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers in terms of labor rights, but any worker wishing to work in Jordan must adhere to the Labor Law.
Regarding household workers detained during the inspection campaign, Al-Zyoud clarified that some of these workers had escape reports filed against them with the Public Security Directorate and were found working for other employers. Additionally, some workers were employed in non-household jobs by their employers ("household owners"). He urged employers not to employ any workers who are violating the law, whether they are household workers or other foreign workers who continue to disregard the law.
Al-Zyoud reiterated that employers always have the opportunity to regularize the status of any foreign workers they employ by paying the necessary work permit fees and fines resulting from the failure to renew these workers' permits before they are apprehended during the ongoing inspection campaign carried out by the Ministry in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the Public Security Directorate.
