الأجور في قطاع الغزل والنسيج الأردني: دراسة تحليلية لقرارات الحد الأدنى للأجور في ضوء المعايير الدولية

Abed Aljawad Alnatshah; Ibrahim Al Saraireh

doi:10.35516/Law.2025.12619

Authors

Abed Aljawad Alnatshah Department of Private Law, Sheikh Nuh Al-Qudah College of Sharia and Law, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1946-4352
Ibrahim Al Saraireh Department of Private Law, Sheikh Nuh Al-Qudah College of Sharia and Law, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9841-6618

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Law.2025.12619

Keywords:

Textile and Garment Sector, In-Kind Wage, Minimum Wage, Collective Labor Agreements, International Labor Standards.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to provide a precise and comprehensive legal analysis of the regulatory framework governing the wages of workers in the textile and garment sector in Jordan, including both the cash and in-kind components of wages, as well as the mechanisms for determining these wages and their annual increments within the sector.

Methods: The study adopts a descriptive and analytical methodology, supported by benchmarking against relevant international labor standards, particularly the International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions No. 100, 111, and 131. This aims to assess the extent to which the wage policy applied in the sector aligns with the international obligations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Results: The findings reveal a clear gap between the legal provisions that grant the Tripartite Committee the authority to determine the minimum wage and the committee’s actual practice, which has relied on issuing general decisions without effectively utilizing its authority to set a minimum wage for a specific region, occupation, or age group as permitted by legislation.

Conclusion: Workers in the textile and garment sector suffer from several forms of injustice, most notably their exclusion from the general minimum wage framework. Instead, they are subject to a sector-specific wage structure comprising both cash and in-kind components, with no clear standards for valuing the in-kind portion. This has adversely affected the fairness of wage practices in the sector.

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