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Jordan: Work injury benefits

Overview and legislation

Work injury benefits are provided by the Social Security Corporation and special systems exist for public-sector employees covered under civil or military pension laws. Under the Temporary Social Security Law No. (7) the insured workers are entitled to compensation for occupational injuries.  Depending on the consequences of the work injury different kinds of benefits are provided: disability pension (either temporary or permanent); medical care benefits; survirvors pension and funeral grant.

Since 2010 coverage is being extended gradually to cover all governorates (by end of 2011) and all workers independently of the size of the establishments. Self-employed and casual labor are at present excluded. A law on coverage for household workers has yet to be implemented (to be confirmed).

The scheme is financed by employers (at least 2% of monthly payroll) but no contribution is required on wages paid to apprentices. The government financed any deficit when required.

 

SSA/ISSA

Statistics


The ILO Social Security Inquiry
 
More facts and figures
 

  • The total number of work accidents reported to the corporation was 17261 in 2009, 77.4% of them were considered as work injuries.
  • The proportion of insured persons injured as result of their work in 2009 was 2.1% of the total active insured persons covered by social security.
  • 90.2% of total work injuries ended with a recovery in 2009. while 9.1% of work injuries led to disability and 0.7% of injuries led to death.
  • The highest proportion of work accidents was in the “manufacturing” sector; 41.1% of total reported work accidents in 2009, followed by “constructions” sector with 12.2%. While the percentage of work accidents in the “wholesale and retail trade” sector was 11.1%. Work accidents in the “regional committees and organizations” sector were the lowest; the reported accidents represented only 0.2% of thetotal accidents for 2009.

Source: SSC Annual Report 2009