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Tables
| Table 1 | The Jordanian Unionist Movement 1953/4–1958/9 |
| Table 2 | Labour Unions registered until the June 1967 war |
| Table 3 | Number of Trade Unions and their affiliated members after their re-organization in the year 1976 |
| Table 4 | Membership of trade unions - 2001 |
| Table 5 | Number of agreements concluded by Labour Trade Unions (1990-1999) |
| Table 6 | Female leadership presence in trade unions |
| Table 7 | Number of agreements, number of beneficiaries and number of working forces (1989-2000) |
| Table 8 | Distribution of Jordanian Workers registered at the Ministry of Labour during the year 1999 according to economic activity and educational level (total) |
| Table 9 | Membership of the Jordanian Labour Movement in Arab |
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Table 1
The Jordanian Unionist Movement 1953/4–1958/9
|
Description |
Years | |||||
|
1953/4 |
1954/5 |
1955/6 |
1956/7 |
1957/8 |
1958/9 |
|
|
Number of unions |
6 |
24 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
29 |
|
Number of union branches |
6 |
36 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
53 |
|
Number of union members |
73 |
465 |
4,897 |
9,128 |
9,566 |
9,532 |
|
Revenues of unions in Jordan Dinars (JD) |
-- |
430 |
2,927 |
5,098 |
5,224 |
4,900 |
|
Expenditures of unions in JD |
-- |
266 |
2,076 |
3,557 |
4,776 |
4,166 |
Source: Ministry of Social Affairs, Social Statistics Report, Amman, 1959, p 39
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Table 2
Labour Unions registered until the June 1967 war
|
No. |
A. Union members of the Federation |
Branches |
|
1 |
Union of Public Works Ministry Workers and Employees |
Irbid, Nablus, Hebron |
|
2 |
General Union of Smith and Mechanics Workers |
--- |
|
3 |
Union of Leather, Rubber, and Derivative Industry Workers |
Zarqa |
|
4 |
Union of Tile and Mosaic Workers |
--- |
|
5 |
Union of Carpentry Workers |
--- |
|
6 |
Union of Sewing Workers/Amman |
Amman, Jerusalem, Nablus, Irbid |
|
7 |
Union of Hotel, Restaurant, and Café Workers |
Amman |
|
8 |
Union of Press Workers |
Jerusalem, Nablus |
|
9 |
Union of Clearance and Goods Transport Company Workers |
Amman, Aqaba |
|
10 |
Union of Tobacco Company Workers and Employees |
--- |
|
11 |
Union of Electricity Company Workers in Jordan |
Irbid |
|
12 |
Union of Mine, Quarry, and Construction Workers |
--- |
|
13 |
Union of Railway Workers and Employees |
--- |
|
14 |
Union of Pharmacies and Medical Stores Employees |
Nablus |
|
15 |
Union of Bank Employees |
Jerusalem, Nablus |
|
16 |
Union of Bakery Workers |
Jerusalem, Nablus, Zarqa |
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|
No. |
A. Union members of the Federation |
Branches |
|
17 |
Union of Municipalities and Public Establishment Workers |
Irbid, Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron, Zarqa, Jericho, Bethlehem, Salt, Jenin, Tulkarem |
|
18 |
General Union of Construction Worker |
Nablus |
|
19 |
Union of Jerusalem Municipality | |
|
20 |
Union of Sewing Workers |
Zarqa |
|
21 |
Union of Automobile Drivers and Transport and Garage Workers |
Nablus |
|
22 |
Union of Construction and Building Workers |
Jerusalem |
|
23 |
Union of Hotel, Restaurant, and Café Workers |
Jerusalem |
|
24 |
Union of Shoe Workers for the Jerusalem Governorate |
Jerusalem |
|
25 |
Union of Textile and Nouveaute Trading Employees |
Amman |
|
26 |
Union of Tourism and Airline Company Employees |
Jerusalem |
|
27 |
Union of Painting and Whitewashing Workers |
Jerusalem |
|
28 |
Union of Capital City Municipality Workers and Employees |
Amman |
|
29 |
Union of Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company Workers and Employees |
Zarqa |
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|
B. Non-member unions |
Branches |
|
|
1 |
Union of Automobile Drivers and Workers in Jordan |
Amman, Irbid, Jerusalem |
|
2 |
Union of Petroleum Workers and Employees in Jordan |
Amman |
|
3 |
Union of Augusta Victoria Hospital Employees |
Jerusalem |
|
4 |
Union of Jerusalem Electricity Company Workers |
--- |
|
5 |
Union of Weaving and Textile Workers |
Jerusalem |
|
6 |
General Union of Truck Drivers in Jordan |
Amman |
|
7 |
Union of Smith and Mechanic Workshops Workers |
Hebron |
|
8 |
Union of Tourist Guides |
Jerusalem |
|
9 |
Union of Barbers |
Amman |
|
10 |
Union of Painting and Whitewashing Workers |
Zarqa (defunct) |
|
11 |
General Union of Transport Workers and Employees in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Amman |
Source: Mohammed Johar, Labour Movement in Jordan, al-Ahram Center, Cairo, pp 259-64 (no date)
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Table 3
Number of Trade Unions and their affiliated members after their re-organization in the year 1976
|
Name of the Union |
Number of members |
|
General Trade Union of Mines & Mining Employees |
3,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Construction Employees |
3,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Petroleum & Petrochemicals Employees |
1,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Spinning & Textile Industry Employees |
1,350 |
|
General Trade Union of Public Services & Free Professions Employees |
1,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Land Transport
|
20,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Electricity Employees |
2,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Private Education
|
700 |
|
General Trade Union of Municipality Employees |
2,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Banks, Insurance
|
1,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Railway Employees |
200 |
|
General Trade Union of Commercial Stores, Shops & Crafts Employees |
1,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Health Service Employees |
1,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Ports & Customs Clearance Employees |
650 |
|
General Trade Union of Airways, Transport &
|
600 |
|
General Trade Union of Food Industry Employees |
2,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Printing, Publication
|
1,200 |
|
TOTAL |
43,200 |
Source: Ministry of Labour, Department of Industrial Relations, Division for Labour Trade Unions. See information brochure issued by the Ministry of Labour, no. 6, 25 February, 1978
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Table 4
Membership of trade unions- 2001
|
Union |
Number of Members |
|
General Trade Union of Construction Workers |
2,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Petroleum and Chemicals Employees |
3,647 |
|
General Trade Union of Municipality Employees |
1,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Private Education
|
1,850 |
|
General Trade Union of Public Services and Free Professions |
1,156 |
|
General Trade Union of Health Service Employees |
4,600 |
|
General Trade Union of Railway Employees |
1,505 |
|
General Trade Union of Food Industries Employees |
7,000 |
|
General Trade Union of Printing, Photography and Paper Employees |
2,100 |
|
General Trade Union of Textile Industry |
987 |
|
General Trade Union of Electricity Employees |
3,742 |
|
General Trade Union of the Employees of Banks, Insurance and Auditing |
4,715 |
|
General Trade Union of Mines and Mining
|
6,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Commercial Stores
|
2,812 |
|
General Trade Union of Ports and Clearance
|
6,500 |
|
General Trade Union of Air transport and Tourism Employees |
3,700 |
|
General Trade Union of Land Transport Employees and Mechanics |
175,000 |
|
Total |
229,814 |
Source: Survey conducted by Al Urdun Al Jadid Research Center, Spring 2001
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Table 5
Number of agreements concluded by Labour Trade Unions
(1990-1999)
|
Labour Trade Union of |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Total |
|
Food Industries |
3 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
71 |
|
Handcraft
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
12 |
|
Public Services & Restaurants |
-- |
-- |
3 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
|
Press & Paper |
-- |
2 |
2 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
8 |
|
Health Services |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
|
Private Education |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Bank & Insurance |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
Petrochemicals |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
|
Mines & Mining |
-- |
3 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
10 |
|
Electricity |
-- |
1 |
-- |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
|
Spinning
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
35 |
|
Construction |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
|
Municipalities |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Land Transport |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
|
Airway Transport |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Ports & Clearance |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Railways |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Others |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Total Sum |
12 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
17 |
23 |
26 |
22 |
21 |
17 |
220 |
Source: Annual Report of the Ministry of Labour, Directorate of Research & Studies, Ministry of Labour
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Table 6
Female leadership presence in trade unions
|
General Federation Executive Committee |
none |
|
Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Administrative Committee none; branches |
none |
|
Banks, Insurance and Auditing, Administrative Committee |
none |
|
Electricity, Administrative Committee |
none |
|
Health Insurance |
one (Khawlah Hamdan) |
|
Press, Photography and Paper |
one |
|
Railways |
none |
|
Public Services and Free Professions |
one (Ruba Faidhi) |
|
Spinning and Weaving |
one (Hilda Ghattas) |
|
Ports, Marine and Clearance |
none |
|
Mines and Mining |
none |
|
Food Industries |
none |
|
Airway Transport and Tourism |
one (Su’ad Bakeer) |
|
Commercial Stores |
none |
|
Land Transport and Mechanics |
none |
|
Construction |
none |
|
Private Education |
previously one |
|
Municipalities |
none |
Source: Survey conducted by Al Urdun Al Jadid Research Center, Spring 2001
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Table 7
Number of agreements, number of beneficiaries and number of working forces (1989-2000)
|
Year |
No. of agreements |
No. of beneficiaries |
Size of working forces |
|
1989 |
7 |
1,820 |
523,000 |
|
1990 |
16 |
9,525 |
795,000 |
|
1991 |
26 |
9,310 |
918,684 |
|
1992 |
22 |
12,035 |
700,600 |
|
1993 |
27 |
22,602 |
859,300 |
|
1994 |
18 |
9,010 |
948,700 |
|
1995 |
25 |
18,846 |
679,600 |
|
1996 |
30 |
15,000 |
994,000 |
|
1997 |
22 |
8,980 |
1,324,000 |
|
1998 |
22 |
8,774 |
1,250,000 |
|
1999 |
18 |
13,128 |
1,196,000 |
|
2000 |
14 |
17,000 |
Source Annual Report of the Ministry of Labour, Directorate of Information and Studies
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Table 8
Distribution of Jordanian Workers registered at the Ministry of Labour during the year 1999 according to economic activity and educational level (total)
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Table 9
Membership of the Jordanian Labour Movement in Arab
And International organizations and confederations
Jordanian General Federation of Labour Unions
- Arab Labour Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Confederation of Arab Workers
- Free International Confederation
General Trade Union of Spinning and Weaving
- Arab Confederation of Spinning and Weaving (Cairo)
- International Confederation of Spinning and Weaving
General Trade Union of Electricity Employees
- International Confederation of Public Services (Beirut)
- International Islamic Confederation for Labour
General Trade Union of Petrochemical Employees
· Arab Petroleum Confederation
General Trade Union of Public Services and Free Professions
- Arab Confederation of Unions of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Employees
General Trade Union of Construction Employees
- Arab Vocational Confederation of Workers in Construction, Timber and Building
- Material Manufacturing
- International Confederation for Arab Workers
- Free International Confederation
General Trade Union of Airway Transport Employees
- International Confederation of Transport
- Arab Confederation of Transport
- Secretary of Arab Airway Transport
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General Trade Union of Land Transport Employees
- Arab Confederation of Transport Workers
- International Confederation of Transport Workers
General Trade Union of Mines and Mining
- Union of Metal Industries (Arab Union)
- International Confederation of Arab Workers
General Trade Union of Health Services Employees
- Confederation of Arab Health Workers
- International Confederation of Public Services Unions
General Trade Union of Private Education Employees
- Arab Confederation of Private Education and Scientific Research Employees
General Trade Union of Food Industries Employees
- International Confederation for Arab Workers in the Food Industries and Agriculture
General Trade Union of Sea Ports and Clearance Employees
- International Confederation of Public Services Unions
General Trade Union of Municipality Employees
- Arab International Confederation of Municipality Employees
- International Confederation of Public Services Unions
General Trade Union of Banking, Insurance, and Auditing Employees
- Arab Confederation of Banking and Auditing Employees
General Trade Union of Printing, Photography, and Paper Employees
- Arab Confederation of Culture, Education, and Printing
- Confederation of Arab Workers
- Free Organization Confederation
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- Bar Association, Technical Office Compilation of Labour Legislation Amman, 1966.
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Addresses of Labour Unions in Jordan
General Trade Federation of Labour Unions in Jordan
Headquarters: Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 5675533, Fax 5687911,
President of the Federation: Mazen al-Ma’ayta
General Trade Union of Petroleum and Petrochemical Employees
Headquarters: Al-Sa’ada Street, Zarqa
POB 35, Zarqa, Phone 05-3983230, Fax 05-3938274
Chairman: Khaled az-Zayoud
General Trade Union of Banking, Insurance and Auditing Employees
Headquarters: Jabal al-Hussein, Amman
POB 8998, Amman 21111, Phone 4629364, Fax 4629364,
Chairman: Haidar Rasheed
General Trade Union of Electricity Employees
Headquarters: Near al-Quds Restaurant, Amman
POB 1562, Amman 11118, Phone/ Fax 4624169-4622340
Chairman: Khalifeh al-Ma’ayta
General Trade Union of Health Services
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 8998, Amman 21111, Phone 5675533, Fax 5687911,
Chairman: Mohammed Ahmed Ghanem
General Trade Union of Printing, Photography and Paper Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065 Amman 11118, Phone 5675533, Fax 5687911
Chairman: Mohammed Hasan Khalil
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General Trade Union of Railway Employees
Headquarters: Ma’an Railway, Ma’an
POB 50, Ma’an, Phone 03-2132114
Chairman: Ibrahim Ahmad Aburadiyyah al-Bazay’ah
General Trade Union of Public Services and Free Professions Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 20407, Amman 11118, Phone/ Fax 5697244
Chairman: Abdurrahman Aboud al-Jada’
General Trade Union of Spinning and Weaving Employees
Headquarters: Al-Hashmieh, Amman
POB 56659, Amman 11118, Phone/Fax 4649962
Chairman: Fathallah al-Omrani
General Trade Union of Sea Ports and Clearance Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 5675533, Fax 5687911
Chairman: Husni Abuanquod
General Trade Union of Mines and Mining Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 5665534,
Chairman: Awad al-Tarawneh
General Trade Union of Food Industries Employees
Headquarters: Opposite new Amman Municipality, Ras al-Ain, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 4771131, Fax 5687911,
Chairman: Ahmad Abukhadra
General Trade Union of Airway Transport and Tourism Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 6151, Amman 11118, Phone/ Fax 5664307
Chairman: Khalil Heyasat
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General Trade Union of Commercial Stores Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 5675533
Chairman: Mohammed al-Sarameh
General Trade Union of Land Transport and Mechanics Employees
Headquarters: Al-Hassan district, west of Wehdat. Amman
POB 846, Amman, Phone 4765830
Chairman: Mohammed al-Ma’ayta
General Trade Union of Construction Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 926205, Amman 11110, Phone/ Fax 5667955
Chairman: Mahmoud al-Hiyari
General Trade Union of Private Education Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 5675534, Fax 5687911,
Chairman Mazen al-Ma’ayta
General Trade Union of Municipality Employees
Headquarters: Mutlaq Shaher Al-Hadid Street, Shmeisani, Amman
POB 1065, Amman 11118, Phone 4636111, Fax 5687911,
Chairman: Ahmed ash-Shreideh
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