Source:
CIA - The world factbook
; UN - United Nations
; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
Legal weekly duration
8 hours a day, 48 hours a week.
Retirement age
60 for men and 55 for women.
Working contracts
Jordanian labor law is governed by the law of 1996 and its amendments. The law is completed by application regulations. If a more profitable collective agreement exists, this is the one that will be applied. The work contract must be drawn up in duplicate in Arabic. There are three types of work contract, the open-ended contract, the fixed-term contract, and the apprenticeship contract.
Cost of labor
Minimum wage
110 JD (154 USD)
Average wage
Average monthly gross earnings in Jordan is JOD 200 (USD 284).
Social contributions
Social security contributions paid by employers: 10%
Social security contributions paid by employees: 5%
Social partners
Social dialogue and involvement of social partners
There are 17 unions in Jordan, all affiliated to the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU), the only organization recognized and subsidized by the State.
Labour market
Jordan
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The active population in figures
Source: CIA - The world factbook ; UN - United Nations ; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
Cost of labor
Social security contributions paid by employees: 5%
Social partners
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