Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09AMMAN392, QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES: JORDANIAN-ISRAELI BUSINESS

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09AMMAN392.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09AMMAN392 2009-02-11 12:40 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Amman
VZCZCXRO8577
RR RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHROV
DE RUEHAM #0392/01 0421240
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 111240Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4432
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 000392 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ELA 
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR (SFRANCESKI, LKARESH, CROMERO) 
DHS PLEASE PASS TO CBP 
COMMERCE FOR ITA/OTEXA (MARIA D'ANDREA) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD ELAB PREL KTEX IS JO
SUBJECT: QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES: JORDANIAN-ISRAELI BUSINESS 
TIES CONTINUE AND MORE JORDANIANS SEEK EMPLOYMENT 
 
REF: A. AMMAN 230 
     B. AMMAN 129 
     C. 08 AMMAN 3359 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  CONTAINS BUSINESS PROPRIETARY 
INFORMATION.  NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USG. 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: Two garment factories in Jordan's 
Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) have continued to show 
strong business links to Israel, despite public calls in 
Jordan during events in Gaza to boycott American and Israeli 
goods (ref B).  The Al-Methaliah factory plans to begin in 
March satellite factory operations in Irbid/Al-Wastieh and 
has already begun training 40 women.  Many of these trainees 
have never previously worked but sought employment to 
contribute financially to their families during difficult 
economic times in Jordan (ref C).  End Summary. 
 
Masera Employs 1,000 Jordanian Workers 
-------------------------------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) Officials from Jordan's Ministry of Industry and 
Trade (MOIT) and Econoff visited on February 1 the 
Israeli-owned Masera factory in Al-Hassan QIZ.  Masera is the 
distributor in Jordan for the Israeli company Tefron.  Masera 
Administration Manager Abdel-Hai Al-Serhan explained that 
Masera receives orders from Tefron for U.S. buyers such as 
Victoria's Secret, Nike, Calvin Klein, and Target, and then 
subcontracts the work to ten other garment factories in 
Jordan.  Despite the global financial crisis, Serhan said 
business has remained constant.  He expressed fear, however, 
that any rises in production costs, such as the minimum wage 
(ref A), would cause Tefron to move operations to Egypt since 
garment companies are generally only interested in the 
"bottom-line."  He confirmed that Masera's business remained 
unaffected by the crisis in Gaza, and that there were no 
protests at his factory as in other parts of the country (ref 
B). 
 
3.  (SBU) Masera is one of the few remaining QIZ companies in 
Jordan with a 100% Jordanian workforce of 1,000 people, 
including 700 female sewing machine operators.  Serhan said 
that part of the company's success is linked to its training 
program that uses highly skilled Arab-Israeli trainers who 
communicate easily with the Jordanian workers.  MOIT 
officials noted that Arab-Israeli production line supervisors 
were also present in the factory to ensure quality control. 
Masera also provides financial incentives for good 
attendance, which has helped reduce absenteeism. 
 
Methaliah Hiring Women Who Have Never Worked Before 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
4.  (SBU) MOIT officials and Econoff subsequently visited one 
of Masera's subcontractors -- al-Methaliah factory in the 
northern city of Irbid.  Owned by a Palestinian-Israeli, 
Methaliah was first established in 2001 in Al-Hassan QIZ.  It 
opened up another factory four years later in Irbid, where 
250 Jordanians currently work.  Methaliah's General Manager, 
Mohammad Adnan Hasseinein, said that while the factory has 
still been paying the lease on its building in Al-Hassan, it 
moved all production to Irbid in late 2008.  He added that 
the company plans to further shift operations and the 
machines previously located in Al-Hassan to a new satellite 
factory in Irbid/Al-Wastieh, which was recently designated as 
a QIZ.  Hasseinein noted that the move from the Al-Hassan QIZ 
to Irbid has helped the company save about $5,000 per month 
in transportation costs of its workers who now live closer to 
the factory. 
 
5.  (SBU) Hasseinein expects Methaliah's satellite operation 
to start within the next month and ultimately employ 400 
Jordanians.  He noted that he has already received 250 
employment applications, and hired 40 women who are being 
trained in Methaliah's factory.  Two of the trainees, who 
appeared to be in their late 30's and 40's, said that they 
had said never worked before.  They explained that the 
difficult economic situation in Jordan had put pressure on 
them to get a job and contribute financially to their 
families. 
 
6.  (SBU) According to Hasseinein, 70% of the production in 
Methaliah's satellite factory will be underwear for Tefron 
 
AMMAN 00000392  002 OF 002 
 
 
and the other 30% would most likely be for another 
yet-to-be-determined company in Israel.  He explained that 
Methaliah receives the cut components from Tefron through 
Masera; assembles, inspects, and packs the garments; and then 
ships the finished products back to Tefron in Israel for 
export to the U.S.  While the company wants to keep its 
options open, he said he did not expect to export directly to 
the U.S. because it was logistically easier to work with 
companies in Israel. 
 
Visit Amman's Classified Website at: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman 
Beecroft