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Viewing cable 06AMMAN8656, JORDAN'S MINISTER OF LABOR RE-APPOINTED AND

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06AMMAN8656 2006-12-03 05:18 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Amman
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5866
INFO RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 0106
RUEHPF/AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH 0033
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0281
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0121
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0217
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0132
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 2783
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI 0056
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA 0034
RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM 4167
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 008656 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE PASS TO USTR SAUMS, ROSENBERG, KARESH 
STATE PASS TO DOL JAMES RUDE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG
SUBJECT: JORDAN'S MINISTER OF LABOR RE-APPOINTED AND 
RE-INVIGORATED 
 
REF: AMMAN 8572 
 
AMMAN 00008656  001.3 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  Minister of Labor Basem Salem was 
re-appointed in the cabinet re-shuffle announced  November 22 
(reftel).  Salem intends to re-double efforts to address 
labor problems in Jordan.  Salem feels that Jordan's policy 
decision to readily admit its labor problems has been well 
received by the private sector, NGOs, and the USG.  Salem is 
now eager to translate the GoJ's admissions into concrete and 
permanent fixes, and to do so urgently.  Salem notes the 
international community has been patient with Jordan, and 
that the GoJ now needs to demonstrate real movement towards 
permanent solutions.  He intends to "run the Ministry of 
Labor like a private-sector company" that will better target 
individual labor violators, and at the same time increase the 
number of available Jordanian workers in the sector.  His 
vision for the road ahead includes seeking USG assistance for 
revamping the ministry's inspection and prosecution 
capabilities, and for a technical expert to run a 
newly-created Department of Migratory Affairs.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (SBU) Minister of Labor Basem Salem was re-appointed in 
the cabinet re-shuffle announced November 22.  The re-shuffle 
saw the departure of 7 ministers, including a shift of the 
former Minister of Industry and Trade, Sharif Zu'bi, to 
Minister of Justice.  Sharing the news of his re-appointment 
with EconOff and AIDOff, Salem talked openly about his views 
on the labor situation in Jordan and his approach for his new 
term. 
 
Open Approach Legitimizes GoJ Commitment... 
------------------------------------------- 
 
3. (SBU) Discussing his recent trip to the U.S. for the 
annual buyer-sponsored Business Social Responsibility (BSR) 
conference, in which he participated in a roundtable on 
Jordan's labor situation, Salem expressed satisfaction with 
the response he got from buyers and USTR participants.  He 
was glad to have attended BSR, and said the muted feedback he 
got from buyers was a result of openly owning up to the labor 
problems in the QIZs.  Coupled with his pledge to fix labor 
problems and his demand that "buyers not run away because if 
they run away, then they are admitting they are the problem," 
he felt there was little room for the buyers to demand more. 
 
4. (SBU) The positive encouragement he received from USTR 
representatives at BSR furthered his belief that the open 
admission of a labor problem - and Jordan's solemn pledge to 
fix it - was the right approach.  He said he believed all 
parties were "convinced of our (GoJ) commitment." 
 
5. (SBU) Asked for his thoughts regarding the USAID-funded 
short-term assessment program, Salem again made the point 
that GoJ willingness to allow third-party inspections of QIZ 
factories, in the absence of a strong GoJ public 
inspectorate, was the right policy decision as demonstrated 
by labor violations being uncovered.  These include some 
allegations of human-rights violations.  Asked specifically 
about his plans to address these allegations, Salem said, if 
confirmed, he would shut down the factories immediately. 
Salem took the opportunity to offer a more critical analysis 
of his Ministry's response to labor rights violators and said 
his Ministry needs to do more to target them individually 
with legal action. 
 
...But Time for Real Action is Now 
---------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) Salem agreed that the lack of firm legal action to 
date remains one of the biggest challenges to demonstrating a 
long-term commitment to improving the labor situation in 
Jordan.  He made it clear that he is impressed by the 
short-term assessment team's progress, and wants to see the 
program extended and the head of the program given the power 
"to prosecute and not just report."  Salem conveyed his 
respect for the work being done and his desire to give the 
 
AMMAN 00008656  002 OF 002 
 
 
program more power to "launch investigations, prosecute, and 
shut down factories."  Given the resources for a capable 
legal department, he imagined there could be 30 to 40 
factories shut down.  Additionally, with Minister Zu'bi now 
in charge of the Justice portfolio, Salem said he expects 
closer coordination on prosecutions of labor violators. 
 
New Requests for USG Assistance 
------------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) In addition to requesting that the lead of the 
short-term assessment team be retained to head his public 
inspectorate and/or advise on the structure and role of a 
legal department, Salem also requested USAID consider 
assistance to a new Department of Migratory Affairs (DMA). 
NOTE: Recommended by an ILO consultant, the DMA would provide 
policy coherence and inter-agency response on migration 
issues.  The need for foreign workers is likely to intensify 
with higher foreign investment flows and economic growth in 
Jordan.  The DMA would provide an institutional framework to 
oversee the varied policy aspects of migration currently 
being handled separately by the Ministries of Labor, 
Interior, and Industry and Trade.  END NOTE.  Salem wants USG 
assistance focused on improving his ability to penalize and 
prosecute labor violators as well as better manage migration. 
 He is looking for other donor organizations to help him 
cultivate the unemployment rolls in Jordan for workers to 
fill the growing demand for labor in the country. 
 
8. (SBU) COMMENT: Minister Salem seems seized by the need to 
demonstrate action against labor violators.  His 
re-appointment has definitely energized him to deal with the 
problem head-on.  Beyond requesting further assistance, his 
immediate steps to address labor violations remain unclear, 
however.  Additionally, business community concerns about 
rising costs of doing business in Jordan are not a top 
priority for Salem.  To be fair, however, these concerns do 
not fall directly under Salem's portfolio but rather under 
that of the new Minister of Industry and Trade, Salim 
Khaza'ilah. 
HALE