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Illegal workers urged to rectify status
By JT - Sep 21,2019 - Last updated at Sep 21,2019
AMMAN — Sunday marks the beginning of implementing procedures to legalise and rectify the status of illegal workers after the 2019 non-Jordanian work permits by-law was published in the Official Gazette, Labour Minister Nidal Bataineh said on Saturday.
Bataineh said that no work permits shall be issued for guest workers in professions that only accept Jordanians, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The minister said that no grace periods will be given to guest workers in the future and foreign workers should take advantage of the current grace period that ends on November 21.
As for those who are not willing to rectify their status, they can leave the Kingdom during this time without having to pay any fines, he explained.
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