The Ministry of Labor Evaluates the Results of the Campaign to Legalize the Status of Non-Jordanian Workers in Preparation for Submitting Them to the Council of Ministers
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More than 152,000 non-Jordanian workers corrected their status during the legalization period and the regularization of non-Jordanian workers, which lasted 4 months, from June to September 30, according to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor, Muhammad Al-Zyoud.
Al-Zyoud said on Friday that preliminary figures indicate that more than 350,000 work permits have become effective, explaining that these figures do not include transactions whose procedures were completed later, which will be added to the final results.
He added that more than 3,800 non-Jordanian workers left the Kingdom permanently, benefiting from the financial exemptions approved during the legalization period, without paying any amounts to the treasury, provided they leave the Kingdom without returning.
Al-Zyoud explained that the Council of Ministers' decision on legalizing the status of non-Jordanian workers included financial exemptions that reduced work permit fees by 50% for each previous year, in addition to exemption from financial fines incurred on workers, whether registered or not registered with a residence, including fines from the Ministries of Labor and Interior.
He pointed out that the decision also included allowing non-Jordanian workers to move between sectors, which allows employers to benefit from the labor available in the Kingdom and contributes to regulating the labor market and ensuring compliance of workers and employers with the provisions of the law.
Regarding the regulatory procedures, Al-Zyoud revealed the introduction of eyeprint technology into the inspection system of the Ministry of Labor, with the aim of developing inspection mechanisms and verifying the identity and data of the incoming worker, including work permit information, even in the absence of paper documents.
He explained that the new technology allows labor inspectors to directly access worker data via electronic devices and verify the accuracy of the information and work permit, noting that the new system supports electronic inspection and documentation with sound and image.
Regarding the procedures related to workers who did not correct their status during the specified period, Al-Zyoud said that the Ministry is awaiting the Council of Ministers' decision on the mechanism of dealing with them, including the possibility of extending the legalization period, explaining that the decision has not yet been finalized.
Al-Zyoud explained that the Ministry of Labor is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the results of the legalization campaign, which includes studying the size of the turnout and the challenges it faced, in preparation for submitting the final results to the Council of Ministers to take the appropriate decision regarding the next stage.
