Enhancing the capacity of the workers’ centre to respond to the needs of migrant workers

The Al Hassan Workers’ Center was launched in February 2014 as the first center in Jordan to provide a mix of social, health, and empowerment opportunities for migrant factory workers. In its first six months of operation, services in the center have grown to serve over 1,000 workers per week, offering them skills training, access to legal aid, social, and health opportunities, and support in the event of gender based violence. In the next two years of the project, the International Labour Organization will support the Workers’ Center to refine and expand current services, establishing formal psycho-social and health components at the center. The ILO will also support the transition of the Workers’ Center to a replicable, sustainable model where outside funding needed for operation will be significantly reduced. Lessons learned from the Al Hassan Workers Center will be transferred as a second workers center is established in another industrial zone in Jordan.

Project symbol

JOR/14/02/SDC

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

31/08/2015

End date

30/04/2018

Total allocation

449604

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

445412

Development Partners

Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Country/Countries

Jordan

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects