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Syrian Refugee Unit Work Permit Progress Report December 2017

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Jordan
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Govt. Jordan
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Introduction

This report was compiled by the Ministry of Labour’s (MoL) Syrian Refugee Unit (SRU) and will provide the following:

  • Total work permits issued to Syrian refugees.

  • Disaggregation of work permit data by gender, type of permit, and location.

  • Camp-specific work permit issuances.

Highlights

  • On December 12, 2017, the Cabinet approved the sixth Extension of the Grace Period for Syrian refugees Work Permits to be valid until 30 June 2018. Based on that, the Ministry of Labour issued a circular announcing this approval for extending the exemption on the Syrian Refugees Work Permits until June 2018.

  • 6043 WPs were issue in December 2017 continuing the last month’s trend of 6038 WP being issued in November 2017, a significant increase in the monthly rate and largely keeping with the trend begun last month. The average number of permits issued per month over the course of the first twelve months of 2017 is roughly 3893. The increase in monthly issuances has been driven mainly by the construction and agriculture sectors, with 3,033 and 1,931 permits issued respectively.

  • Though the overall number of work permits is comparable to last year, more Syrians are obtaining permits in the agriculture sector, 20,247 in 2017 compared to 12,189 in 2016. This 66 % increase may be attributable to the flexible work permits issued through the cooperatives. The Number of WP issued under the Cooperatives since the decision was out up to December 31, 2017 is 29,876.

  • The number of work permits issued under the umbrella of the General Federation of Jordanian trade unions (GFJTU) since the decision was out up to December 31, 2017 is 6414.

  • Short-term work permits with a six-month duration or less continue to be issued, but only for cash-for-work or other “labor-intensive projects” conducted by NGOs. Through December, 260 of these short-term permits were issued.