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2 CONTEXT ANALYSIS 2.4 LABOUR CONTEXT
The district is one of the most important agricultural areas in Jordan and perhaps the world due to its climatic nature and agriculture has continued to play a significant role as a source of income for families in Al-Ghor, which is more than any other region in Jordan.
Despite it being the most common profession, the existing vocational training centre does not have an agricultural program that prepares the people of the region to work in this field.
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The practice of agriculture has undergone significant change since the region as a whole has experienced a reduction in the output of grains and legumes and a rise in the production of vegetables and fruits, which are products of capitalized production. [1]
The decline in the demand for work in the agricultural sector among young people is due to the low wages offered and the tendency to find jobs in government departments and the ineffectiveness of working in the agricultural sector from their point of view as a result of the exposure of many farmers to material losses over the past seasons, and the tendency of employers to employ expatriate workers due to their low wages in exchange for longer work hours and often including overnight stays within the work area. [2]
Based on the information provided by the Department of Statistics in 2017, we can see that there are more Non-Jordanian workers in the agriculture sector in the Southern Jordan Valley and it is worth noting that the number of Jordanian female workers is significantly more than Non-Jordanian female workers. [1] https://www.athimar.org/en/articles/details/the-politics-of-development-in-ghor-al-safi-jordan
However, Jordanian female workers expressed their dissatisfaction with the absence of supervision by the concerned authorities on Syrian female workers who violate the residency law. Workers say that their families depend on their work in agriculture, after relying on the National Aid Fund, especially in light of the high cost of many basic commodities in the Kingdom. [3]
