Advancing Decent Work in Jordan’s Agriculture sector: a compliance model

The number of Jordanians employed in the agriculture sector has steadily declined over the last several decades, particularly in low-skilled positions. In 2017, 3.3% of the formally employed Jordanian work force was employed in the sector, which compares to 6% in 1991. Capturing accurate statistics of the agriculture work force is, however, difficult and fails to capture informal work, including unpaid work done on family farms, usually by women and youth. The formal sector has come to rely on a large number of non-Jordanian workers. In a recent ILO assessment of the sector, employers estimated that close to 70% of their workforce was now Syrian. Egyptians accounted for the largest group of non-Syrian migrant workers.

Project symbol

JOR/18/51/NLD

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

21/11/2018

End date

31/12/2020

Total allocation

6410256

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

6134876

Development Partners

Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Jordan

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all