The Government of Australia and the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) have contract a undertaking agreement that aims to support vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugee work out in Jordan ’s floriculture sphere through intervention that improve their work conditions , heighten their skills and boost their employability in the sector .
The project , which will be implemented in point farms in the governorates of Madaba and Irbid , will insure the inclusion of a large part of women and people with disabilities in its activities .
Activities will concenter on support worker in skills development and certification , heighten their admittance to employment opportunities and income - generating activities in floriculture farms . This will be done through training and certifying a kitty of one thousand workers to kick upstairs their skill using ILO skills breeding methodology . It will also let in Training of Trainers ( TOT ) for female floriculture worker to train others in surface area such as Occupational Safety and Health ( OSH ) .
" Australia is pleased to work with the ILO and other partners to create new breeding and employ chance in floriculture for vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees , let in women and the great unwashed with disability , " enunciate the Australian Ambassador to Jordan , Miles Armitage .
Activities will also focus on prompting decent working conditions through the preparation of unified contract , work injury indemnity , occupational safety and health equipment , code of demeanour for fair enlisting and electronic defrayment systems . They will plow child labour in the sphere , through identification and referral mechanisms supporting fry to access appropriate service .
" The floriculture sector in Jordan has experience considerable growth in recent years , yet as with the wide agriculture sphere , there are areas which need to be addressed to better conditions for doer , " said Maha Kattaa , ILO Senior Resilience and Crisis Response Specialist in the Arab States region . " We will carry out concrete and mensurable pilot program treatment on point farm to meliorate workings atmospheric condition through the software of a conformity framework , while also aid equip proletarian with competence involve to encourage their employability and up - scale surgical procedure at the farm degree . "
The projection will work with floriculture producer to assist them access new local , regional and international markets , through the development of selling fabric and export coaching job .
The activities will be enforce jointly with a routine of key partner , include the Ministry of Labour , Ministry of Agriculture , The Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association , Vocational Training Corporation , The Jordanian Association of Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants , private sector actors and national training supplier .
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