AMMAN: National Center for Human Resources Development (NCHRD) found that demand for jobs by employers in the garments sector outweighs supply of workers with over 15,000 employment opportunities available in the coming two years.
The report said that between 2011 and 2013, textile manufacturers offered a total of 19,657 job opportunities, to which only 4,251 people applied. This created a gap of 15,406 jobs needed in factories across the Kingdom. The market still needs to fill these jobs by 2016, said the NCHRD report, which was sent to The Jordan Times.
Ala Bashayreh, labour market specialist at NCHRD, explained to The Jordan Times that Jordanians are reluctant to apply for jobs in the textile industry for reasons related to certain laws and the work environment.For example, Labour Ministry regulations compel garment factories to offer health insurance and housing to foreign workers, while it is not obligatory to offer such benefits to Jordanians, according to Bashayreh.
