RIYADH: A Jordanian cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh on Sunday decided to approve measures to facilitate transfer of non-Jordanian workers into various economic sectors and activities, aimed to regulate the country’s labor market and reduce number of illegal workers.
The Council of Ministers set a three-month deadline to implement the procedures, provided that the situation is re-assessed after the end of this period.
Under the decision, recruitment of non-Jordanian expatriates is halted, with the exception of workers in the domestic sector, those with specialized skills and those working in the clothing and textile sector.
In the coming days, the Ministry of Labor will publish details on steps to implement the decision and circulating them to its directorates across Jordan for implementation purposes.
