Comments on: How much is minimum wage in Amman, Jordan? http://ammantourism.com/2009/06/how-much-is-minimum-wage-in-amman-jordan-2/ Amman Travel Guide - Hotels, Flights, Tours, & Sites Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:40:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dea Y http://ammantourism.com/2009/06/how-much-is-minimum-wage-in-amman-jordan-2/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Dea Y Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:14:37 +0000 http://ammantourism.com/2009/06/how-much-is-minimum-wage-in-amman-jordan-2/#comment-219 Of the some 40 thousand workers employed in these Qualified Industrial Zones, fewer than half are Jordanian. Ninety percent are women under the age of 22, and almost all of them pay the minimum wage, about $3.50 a day. The workers make significantly more than they would in India. Here, the average wage in a garment factory is about $3.50 a day, compared to about $2.50 a day in India. But in Jordan, the workers have no rights. Of the some 40 thousand workers employed in these Qualified Industrial Zones, fewer than half are Jordanian. Ninety percent are women under the age of 22, and almost all of them pay the minimum wage, about $3.50 a day.

The workers make significantly more than they would in India. Here, the average wage in a garment factory is about $3.50 a day, compared to about $2.50 a day in India. But in Jordan, the workers have no rights.

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