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Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector Jordanians & Syrians Draft Final Report Rapid Assessment (RA) on Child Labour Agricultural Sector in Jordan / Mafraq & Jordan Valley (Ghor) Jordanians and Syrian Working Children February 2014 ILO Jordan Page | 1 Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector Jordanians & Syrians Acknowledgements AYA wishes to thank the Secretary General of the Ministry of Labour, HE Mr. Hamadah Abu Nijmeh, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture HE Dr. Radi Tarawneh, Mr. Abdullah Al-Khatib of the Ministry of Labour’s Child Labour Unit, the Chief Technical Adviser for the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Nicholas Grisewood, and the ILO Coordinator for Syrian Refugees Maha Katta. This study would not have been possible without their expertise, professionalism and valuable contributions. Gratitude must also be extended to the families, working children, volunteers, farmers, “Sharek” and “Sharek+” university students, and UN and other international agencies for all their input and support. Page | 2 Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector Jordanians & Syrians Contents 1.Acronyms and Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.Executive Summary / Key Findings .............................................................................................................. 9 3.Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 4. Objective of the Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 14 5. Limitations ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 6. Overview of the Agricultural Sector in Jordan ...................................................................................... 15 7. Overview of Child Labour in the Jordanian Labour Legislations .................................................. 16 7.1. Labour Law No. 21 of 1960 ....................................................................................................................... 17 7.2. Labour Law No. 8 of 1996 and its amendments ............................................................................... 17 7.3. Provisional Labour Law No. 51 of 2002, (approved to become Law No. 11 of 2004) ...... 17 8. Institutional Set-up .......................................................................................................................................... 18 9. Brief on Sites Selected ..................................................................................................................................... 19 9.1. Mafraq Governorate ..................................................................................................................................... 20 9.2. Jordan Valley ................................................................................................................................................... 21 9.3. Irbid Governorate .......................................................................................................................................... 22 9.4. Balqa Governorate ........................................................................................................................................ 22 9.5.Karak 23 10. Coverage and Methodology of Data Collection .................................................................................. 23 10.1. Assessment Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 24 10.2. Data Collection Instruments and Methods ....................................................................................... 24 10.2.1. Desk Review ............................................................................................................................................. 25 10.2.2. Field assessment / RA ........................................................................................................................... 25 11. Results of the Survey Analysis .................................................................................................................. 26 11.1. General Characteristics for Sample Surveyed ................................................................................. 26 11.1.1.General Characteristics of Surveyed Children ............................................................................. 27 11.1.2. General Characteristics of Parents Surveyed .............................................................................. 29 11.2. Family Size ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 11.3 Services Provided ........................................................................................................................................ 31 11.4 Education ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 11.5. Income, Assets, and Services Provided .............................................................................................. 37 11.6. Work and Child Labour ............................................................................................................................ 41 11.7. Children health and safety ...................................................................................................................... 50 11.8. Health Services ............................................................................................................................................ 54 12. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 56 Page | 3 Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector Jordanians & Syrians List of Annexes: Annex (1): Terms of Reference (TOR). Annex (2): Questionnaire, FGDs format and interview questions. Annex (3): List of individuals and institutions met, and AYA Research Team. List of Tables: Table (1): Details on Labour Inspection ....................................................................... 18 Table (2): Breakdown of Child Labour Nationality as Per MOL Inspection ................. 19 Table (3): RA, Interviews and FGDs by Governorate, District and Area ...................... 23 Table (4): List of Meetings / FGDs by Area .................................................................. 25 Table (5): Sample Size by Nationality; Jordanians and Syrians .................................... 27 Table (6): Main Characteristics of Sample Surveyed ................................................... 27 Table (7): General Characteristics of Surveyed Children ............................................. 28 Table (8): General Characteristics of Surveyed Parents, and Number of Working Children per Household ............................................................................................... 30 Table (9): Health Services Providers to Families by Nationality. ................................34 Table (10): Free or In-Kind Benefits Received by Working Children............................40 Table (11): Land Ownership by Nationality ............................................................... 40 Table (12): Ownership of Assets by Nationality ......................................................... 41 Table (13): Children’s Reasons for Work by Nationality and Area ............................ 43 Table (14): Type of Work the Working Children do, by Nationality and Gender........ 45 Table (15): Decision Maker in the Family Pertaining to the Child's Work...................46 Table (16): Factors that May Stop Children From Working, by Nationality & Area... 49 Table (17): Level of Exhaustion from the Child’s Work, as Stated by Working Children .................................................................................................................................... 51 Table (18): Health Services Provided to Families by Nationality ............................... 55 Table (19): Health Services Received by Families, by Nationality and Area .............. 55 Page | 4 Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector Jordanians & Syrians List of Figures Figure (1): Number of Syrian Refugees by Governorates........................................................ 20 Figure (2): Number of Household Members by Nationality .................................................... 31 Figure (3): Cities of Origin for Syrian Refugees ........................................................................ 32 Figure (4): Syrian Families According to Living Status (House, Farm House, Tent) ................. 33 Figure (5): Jordanian Working Children Level of Education (Percentages are Calculated Based on Total No. of Jordanian Working Children) .......................................................................... 34 Figure (6): Syrian Working Children Level of Education (Percentages are Calculated Based on Total No. of Syrian Working Children) ....................................................................................