Foreign Workers

Article 12 requires prior Ministry approval and a work permit (max 1 year renewable) for any non-Jordanian worker, only if Jordanian expertise is unavailable; fee is set by regulation. Severe disability cases may be exempted from one worker's permit fee upon Social Development recommendation.

Article 12 (e–g) penalizes illegal employment of non-Jordanians with 50–100 JOD per month per worker (no reduction), defines three violation types (no permit, wrong employer, wrong profession), and authorizes deportation at employer's expense with a 3-year re-entry ban.