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Article

13 Apr 2013

Author:
Abeer Numan, Jordan Times

Ministry team reveals violations related to wages, work conditions at garment factory [Jordan]

A Labour Ministry inspection into alleged abuse of guest workers at the Classic Fashion Apparel Industry revealed violations related to working hours, pay issues and adverse workplace conditions...The ministry conducted the investigation after the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights (IGLHR) reported several offences, including sexual abuse, against guest workers in the factory...Labour Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Khasawneh told The Jordan Times in a phone interview that allegations of sexual abuse were exaggerated in the IGLHR report...Most of guest workers hired at the Qualifying Industrial Zones are from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China and Nepal.