Perusahaan ini berusaha untuk menciptakan industri garmen Yordania yang berorientasi ekspor yang dapat mengangkat masyarakat dari kemiskinan dengan menyediakan pekerjaan yang layak, memberdayakan perempuan, serta mendorong daya saing bisnis dan pertumbuhan ekonomi yang inklusif.
Better Work Jordan works to strengthen the capacity of tripartite constituents – government, workers and employers – to fulfill their mandates in promoting decent work outcomes. As a first for Better Work, Better Work Jordan tested successfully an innovative labour inspection secondment programme to build the capacity of labour inspectors to conduct high quality inspections. In recent years, the programme has also worked with other technical teams within the ILO, including experts on occupational safety and health (OSH), to equip Ministry of Labor (MoL) inspectors with the tools, skills and knowledge to undertake factory assessments using Better Work methodology. Better Work continues to work hand-in-hand with constituents to address ongoing systemic challenges affecting workers.
In its fourteen years of operations, the programme has made important strides in improving working conditions and industrial relations in Jordan’s manufacturing sector, with a focus on the garment industry. Over this period, the total value of Jordanian garment exports has doubled, and the number of jobs created in the sector has increased significantly despite the challenging operating environment in the region. Today, Better Work Jordan has 97 participating factories of which five are non-garment factories in the plastics, chemical and engineering sectors, reaching 26 brands and retailers.
Saat ini, program ini bekerja untuk mengkonsolidasikan dan memperluas pencapaiannya sambil secara bersamaan melengkapi konstituen tripartit untuk mengambil peran utama dalam mempertahankan dan memajukan pencapaian ini. Dengan pekerja migran yang merupakan mayoritas pekerja garmen di Yordania, program ini juga akan terus bekerja sama dengan para pemangku kepentingan untuk menegakkan hak-hak pekerja migran dengan menangani masalah diskriminasi upah, kondisi tempat tinggal di asrama pekerja, dan proses perekrutan yang kurang memadai. Intervensi Better Work Jordan di masa depan untuk meningkatkan proses perekrutan akan melibatkan mode kerja sama baru dengan para pemangku kepentingan di negara-negara pengirim, termasuk pemerintah, organisasi pekerja dan badan-badan PBB lainnya.