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Article: Ministry downgrades factory for violating workers' rights.
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- Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- October 22, 2006
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Byline: Khalid Neimat
Oct. 22--AMMAN -- A garment factory in Al Dulayl Industrial Park in Zarqa has been downgraded from the Labour Ministry's "Golden List" for violating labour standards, a ministry source said on Saturday.
According to the source, the Golden List was developed by the ministry and the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) following a report issued by the US National Labour Committee in May, which accused Jordan of serious abuses of foreign workers' rights.
The source said the aim of this list was to motivate employers in the QIZs to adhere to a "decent working" environment and encourage them to treat their employees according to ...