AMMAN — Suleiman Al-Jamaani, head of th
e Federation of Jordanian Independent Trade Unions, has called on the Jordanian government to
allow the labor law to practice freedom of union organization and to adhere to
agreements signed in 1998.
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The agreement stipulates the freedom of
employees and workers to form unions and organize union work, according to Jo24.
Workers' march planned for SundayThe federation has called for a workers' march on Sunday,
starting from the Seventh Circle to the
Ministry of Labor building, to demand
freedom of union organization.
Jamaani said that the
amendments made to the labor law articles are worse than the previous ones and have contributed to the decline
of union work.
Granting the authority to form unions to the minister and
the tripartite committee, he said, has led to a limited number of licensed
unions, only 16 since 1976.
Decision pendingJamaani stated that the Jordanian government is violating
decision No. 36/201 by the Constitutional Court, which allows for freedom of
union work and the formation of unions in compliance with the Jordanian
Constitution.
This decision is still pending in the
Prime Minister's
Office.
The Jordanian government is violating the
Constitution and international agreements it has signed by preventing the formation of
professional unions, he said, adding that the federation has filed an official
complaint with the
International Labor Organization, which has been officially
adopted due to the Jordanian government's failure to respond to the
organization's demands.
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