Crackdown to net illegal foreign workers starting tomorrow: Labor Ministry

Amman, October 7 (Petra) – Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Labor, Dr. Abdul Halim Dojan, announced the ministry, in cooperation
with the Public Security Directorate (PSD), will conduct “intensive”
inspection campaigns targeting all economic sectors and activities
nationwide.

Dojan added that the crackdown aims to apprehend non-Jordanian
workers in violation of effective regulations, including domestic
workers, who have not regularized their status, in accordance with
the Labor Law and the Law on Residence and Foreigners’ Affairs.

According to a ministry statement issued on Wednesday, Dojan noted
that the inspection rounds will commence tomorrow, Thursday, and will
be conducted periodically during both morning and evening shifts.

Speaking during a meeting with the director and staff of the
ministry’s Central Inspection Directorate, he stated each inspection
team will carry out tasks in a different governorate and will wear
body-worn cameras and iris scanners to accurately identify and
apprehend workers violating labor market regulations.

//Petra// AG