labor watch - Legislation governing health and safety in the workplace are in compliance with international standards, but adherence to these laws does not meet aspirations, according to a labour report released on Saturday.

Issued by the Phoenix Centre for Economic and International Studies in cooperation with the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) office in Amman, the report urged authorities to intensify inspections and penalties against institutions that violate occupational safety and health regulations.

"Social Security Corporation (SSC) figures on workplace injuries indicate that the figure declined from 2.5 per 1,000 workers in 2006 to 2.0 per 1,000 in 2010, but labour ministry records show that nearly 20,000 work injuries took place in 2010, resulting in the death of 100 workers, while 1,500 suffered complete disability, costing the economy nearly JD80 million," the report said.

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