Khaberni - The spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor, Mohammad Al-Zioud, said that the ministry has deported more than 5600 workers and employees who violated legal provisions during the recent months.
The Ministries of Interior, Labor, and the Public Security Directorate emphasized in a joint statement the necessity for foreigners residing in the kingdom to abide by the residency and foreigners' affairs law, regularize their legal status, and specify their places of residence, stressing that competent authorities are proceeding with legal actions and holding accountable anyone found involved in hosting or employing any foreigner outside the legal framework.
The Ministry of Interior clarified that under the residency and foreigners' affairs law, number (24) for the year 1973 and its amendments, article (11) compels every foreigner wishing to stay in the kingdom for more than two weeks to report to the General Security Directorate or one of its branches or security centers to organize a declaration including personal information and providing necessary identification documents, to ensure the documentation of their place of residence.
The ministry added that Article (14) of the law obligates managers of hotels, inns, and hotel apartments, as well as anyone hosting a foreigner or allocating them housing, to notify the General Security Directorate within 48 hours of their entry or departure from the residence, stating that violating the provisions of articles (11) and (14) subjects the offender to a fine of (200) Jordanian Dinars according to Article (36) of the law.
It was also mentioned that Article (4) of the residence place designation system number (95) for the year 1998 obliges owners and landlords of furnished apartments to notify the nearest security center within 24 hours about any foreigner occupying or leaving those apartments, affirming that legal penalties stipulated by the law will be applied against anyone who violates these provisions.
The Ministry of Interior emphasized that these procedures are part of its efforts to combat any practices violating the law, assuring that it will not hesitate in taking legal actions against anyone hosting any foreigner, and that violators will be referred to administrative governors to take necessary legal actions.
Furthermore, the ministry pointed out that these measures involve a humanitarian dimension aimed at safeguarding the rights and safety of foreigners and preventing their exploitation by any party.
In the same context, the Ministry of Labor confirmed that any non-Jordanian worker caught working without a work permit, or in a profession not authorized for them, will be deported immediately, in addition to penalizing the employer and the issuing entity or the homeowner, with fines amounting to twice the value of the work permit.
The ministry explained that the regulation of domestic workers recruitment offices prohibits the employment of any worker without a valid work permit for the homeowner, bans employing workers on a trial basis or by day rate, and forbids transferring the worker from one house to another without prior approval from the competent authorities.
The ministry urged citizens to deal only with licensed recruitment offices, of which there are (222) offices, warning against employing domestic workers who do not carry a valid work permit, as this directly relates to the health of the worker and the family, especially since renewing the permit requires an annual medical examination.
For its part, the Public Security Directorate affirmed that all its relevant departments will follow up on all violations related to the law of residence and foreigners' affairs and the labor law to control them and execute the legal procedures regarding them, and that all security centers are welcoming visitors to complete their transactions in this regard easily and smoothly.
It was confirmed that anyone hosting an absconding worker or providing a place of residence or employment or attempting to exploit any worker will be subject to legal accountability, noting that investigations will cover all those involved in the escape operations, whether through recruitment offices, intermediaries, or individuals, and they will be referred for human trafficking charges.
The Public Security Directorate also confirmed that legal responsibility will extend to everyone contributing to smuggling domestic workers or providing shelter or employment for them without reporting, indicating that the competent authorities will verify their places of residence during the periods of escape and will take legal actions against anyone proving involvement or negligence.
