AMMAN — Non-Jordanian workers found to be in violation of labour regulations after September 30 will be deported and barred from returning to Jordan for five years from the date of deportation, Ministry of Labour Spokesperson Mohammad Zyoud said on Monday.

 

Zyoud, speaking to Al Mamlaka TV, urged employers and non-Jordanian workers to rectify their status before the September 30 deadline, warning that violators will face electronic deportation notices from the following day.

 

He added that employers found to be employing non-Jordanian workers in violation of the law face fines of no less than JD800 per worker, stressing that the measures are aimed at regulating the labour market.

 

Zyoud noted that the ministry is carrying out intensive inspection campaigns across all governorates, with teams operating in three daily shifts to identify non-Jordanian workers in violation of regulations.

 

He said that inspection teams use electronic devices that provide instant access to workers’ personal data, enabling them to check for electronic deportation notices and take immediate deportation measures in accordance with the law.

 

Regarding domestic workers, Zyoud stressed that the decision applies to all household workers who have not rectified their status in accordance with the Labour Law and the Residence and Foreigners’ Affairs Law, urging household employers to use the remaining grace period to avoid financial penalties.

 

The spokesperson noted that electronic deportation notices will be issued as of October 1 against all workers who fail to regularise their status, including domestic workers, adding that the Cabinet decision provides financial exemptions and facilitations to help workers and employers regularise their status within the specified period.

 

The Cabinet decision provides financial exemptions and facilitations to help workers and employers rectify their status within the specified period, Zyoud added.

 

He also said that the exemptions include a 50 per cent reduction in work permit fees for previous years and a waiver of fines for failing to renew permits.

 

Workers holding residency permits with the Ministry of Interior will receive a full waiver of fines owed to the ministries of labour and interior, while paying 50 per cent of work permit fees for previous years.

 

The decision also allows non-Jordanian workers to move among sectors and employers, easing costs for employers and helping economic sectors benefit from workers already residing in the Kingdom.

 

Zyoud warned that regularising workers’ status after the deadline would be more costly, as employers or householders would have to apply to the Ministry of Labour to cancel a deportation notice.

 

If approved, they would be required to pay a JD5,000 fine, in addition to all outstanding work permit fees and fines, without benefiting from the current exemptions.

 

The measures also apply to workers subject to residency requirements, including domestic workers.

 

He stressed that the deadline will not be extended and that the financial exemptions under the Cabinet decision will remain unchanged, noting that inspection campaigns will be intensified across the Kingdom to identify non-Jordanian workers in violation and take legal action, including deportation.

 

The government has also waived, in certain cases, the requirement for a clearance certificate from a previous employer when a guest worker moves to another employer.