Constitution of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1952, as amended to 2016
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English


    3. The State shall ensure work and education within the limits of its possibilities, and shall ensure tranquility and equal opportunities to all Jordanians.
    … (Art. 6)

  • Arabic


    3 .تكفل الدولة العمل والتعليم ضمن حدود امكانياتها وتكفل الطمأنينة وتكافؤ الفرص لجميع الاردنيين.
    … (المادة 6)

Employment Rights and Protection
  • English

    1. Work is the right of all citizens, and the State shall avail it to Jordanians by directing and improving the national economy.
    2. The State shall protect labour and enact legislation therefor based on the following principles:
    a. Giving the worker a wage commensurate with the quantity and quality of his work.
    b. Defining weekly work hours and granting workers weekly and annual paid rest days.
    c. Specifying special compensation to workers supporting families and in the cases of dismissal, illness, disability and emergencies arising out of work.
    d. Establishing special conditions for the work of women and juveniles.
    e. Subjection of factories to health safeguards.
    … (Art. 23)

  • Arabic

    1. العمل حق لجميع المواطنين وعلى الدولة أن توفره للأردنيين بتوجيه الإقتصاد الوطني والنهوض به .
    2. تحمي الدولة العمل وتضع له تشريعاً يقوم على المبادئ الآتية:
    أ. إعطاء العامل أجراً يتناسب مع كمية عمله وكيفيته.
    ب. تحديد ساعات العمل الأسبوعية ومنح العمال أيام راحة أسبوعية وسنوية مع الأجر.
    ج. تقرير تعويض خاص للعمال المعيلين، وفي أحوال التسريح والمرض والعجز والطوارئ الناشئة عن العمل.
    د. تعيين الشروط الخاصة بعمل النساء والأحداث.
    ه. خضوع المعامل للقواعد الصّحية.
    … (المادّة 23)

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Constitution of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1952, as amended to 2016 (English). We are aware amendments to the present constitution were adopted in 2022. To date, no English consolidated version is available publicly. Translation efforts are underway. According to Art. 2: “Islam is the religion of the State and Arabic is its official language.”

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