Amman – The Jordan Labor Watch affirms that the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on 21 May 2026, which concluded that the right of workers and their organizations to strike is protected under International Labour Organization Convention No. 87 of 1948 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, represents an important milestone in the protection of labour rights and trade union freedoms at the international level.

A report issued by the Jordan Labor Watch, affiliated with the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies, warned against the rapidly increasing reliance of companies and institutions in Jordan on what are commonly referred to as “support service companies” or “outsourcing companies”. The report stressed that this model is being widely used to restructure the labor market in ways that reduce operational costs at the expense of workers’ rights and job stability.

A new report on employment trends in Jordan during the first quarter of 2026 has revealed that more than half of the job vacancies advertised in the Jordanian labor market now require communication, language, and digital skills. This indicates that a university degree alone is no longer sufficient to secure employment, as the labor market is rapidly shifting toward a model based on skills, practical experience, and technology. However, a significant number of jobs are still filled through tradi

The State of Work in Jordan 2025 report, issued by the Jordanian Labor Watch of the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies, has warned of increasing pressures facing the Jordanian labor market in the coming period, amid ongoing geopolitical developments in the region and the continued limited capacity of the economy to generate sufficient and decent employment opportunities.

A specialized report revealed a sharp decline in the number of labor protests in Jordan during 2025, with only 24 protests recorded compared to 51 in 2024 - a decrease of 53%.