The Jordanian Ministry of Labor is working with the Jordanian Textile and Garment Union to negotiate with QIZ (Qualified Industrial Zone) factories to increase the minimum wage of 12,000 Jordanian workers in QIZ garment factories to 150 Jordanian dinars (approximately US$212) per month. The Jordanian Ministry of Labor recently announced that it will increase the minimum wage of domestic workers from 110 Jordanian dinars to 150 Jordanian dinars to adapt to the rising domestic price levels.
Since all QIZ domestic workers have signed three-year labor contracts, raising wages requires separate negotiation with the factory. This decision involves the QIZ garment factory, which exports 99% of its products to the United States, and will inevitably cause new economic losses to the factory. At present, in addition to paying the minimum wage of 110 Jordanian dinars (approximately US$155) to domestic workers, the garment factories in QIZ also bear an average cost of 65 Jordanian dinars (approximately 92 US dollars) per worker, including food and accommodation, work license fees, etc. Dollar).
In addition, the salary issue of 15,000 garment factory workers outside QIZ will also be included in this decision. The Jordanian Textile and Garment Union believes that if the factory refuses to raise workers’ wages, it may lead to workers looking for new employers.
There are 92 garment factories in QIZ, which in addition to domestic workers also employ a total of 44,000 workers from China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.
