AMMAN— On Saturday the
Ministry of Labor released a statement saying that it had discovered 420 cases
child labor since the beginning of 2021.
The ministry issued 67 warnings and 219
tickets against employers during that time it said.
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The ministry’s inspection teams
carried out some 14,751 visits to establishments countrywide during that time,
the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
A study by
Tamkeen, a civil society
organization in Jordan, found that child laborers mostly in the construction,
restaurants, and the machinery and auto repair sectors.
It added that a child’s monthly
minimum wage stands at JD260, and they often work long hours without being paid
overtime.
The President of General Federation
of Jordanian Trade Unions Mazen Maaytah, noted that child labor has adversely
affected the entire labor sector, stressing the importance of vocational and
technical training to address this phenomenon.
The Labor Law No. 8 for the year 1996
and its amendments prohibits employing children and juveniles, as Article 73
states that children under the age of 16 are not to be employed in any job,
while Article 74 prohibits employing juveniles under the age of 18 in risky and
dangerous jobs.
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