AMMAN — The Union
of Workers in Public Services and Free Vocations and the
Jordan Hotels Association signed a two-year collective work agreement that covers all workers
in the hospitality industry, and will benefit about 23,000 workers in all hotel
categories in Jordan, according to Al-Mamlaka TV. The agreement was jointly
signed by the union and association presidents, Khaled Abu Marjoub and
Abdul-Hakim Hindi respectively.
اضافة اعلان
A statement by the union
said the hotel association would review the living conditions of the industry's
workers in light of the high cost of living. The agreement also affirmed
workers' rights to part of the 10 percent service charge, based on a
government's decision and existing regulations.
Under the agreement, the
union would grant three annual scholarships at
Ammon Applied University (two
students in the diploma course, and one in the bachelor’s track). The two sides
agreed to work together to improve workers' performance as well as to safeguard
their rights under the Labor Law.
The agreement stipulates
the health insurance coverage for hotel workers, as well as the provision of
training through partial financial assistance from the hotel association. The
agreement also set the minimum wage at JD260, subject to any amendment that
would be decided by the government.
The agreement also
included a clause stipulating the inclusion of 50 employees in a health
insurance contract with the
King Hussein Cancer Center, valid for 2022; the
provision of medication for chronic illnesses that are not covered in the
health insurance policy; in addition to granting 25 scholarships annually to
workers’ children.
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