Friday, November 18, 2011

Some 300k foreign workers in Jordan, most of them from Egypt

According to the Jordanian Employment Ministry, Egyptians make up 68% of foreign workers in Jordan while workers from other Arab countries represent only 1.85%.

49.1% of foreign expatriates are concentrated in the Amman region while others are dispersed in Akabba in the South and Ajlun in the north. 28.1% are working in agriculture and fishing, 25.3% are working in social services, 21.5% in heavy industries while 13% are working in the commerce and hotel industry and 8.9% are working in the construction sector. Importantly, 90.8% of foreign workers in Jordan are uneducated.

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� 2011 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/business/some-300k-foreign-workers-jordan-most-them-egypt-401034

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