The Arab World faces extraordinary challenges. In a region with the world's highest youth unemployment rate,millions are frustrated by their job prospects – a frustration born of education that often

This research study aims to investigate child labor (labour) in Irbid to provide a deep understanding of and knowledge about the socio-economic and cultural context of working children in Irbid. It

This report analyzes the nature of child labor (or labour) in Jordan. Child labor is defined as “the active participation of any child less than 16 years of age in any economic activity,regardless of

This report is being issued by the Jordan Labor-Watch Program,an affiliate of the Phenix Center for Economics and Informatics Studies,Amman,Jordan,within a series of periodical reports examining the

The paper explores the rights of labor or labour workers in Jordan,focusing on those working in the informal economic sector. The labor force in the informal sector is generally not accounted for and

This 111-page report documents abuses against domestic workers and the failure of Jordanian officials to hold employers and the agents who recruited the workers accountable. The report also criticizes

This 26-page report reviews conditions in eight countries with large numbers of migrant domestic workers: Lebanon,Jordan,Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,the United Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Singapore,and Malaysia