Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
One of the things we sought to do when we started this was to examine the Jordan deal to see whether or not there had been significant improvements to the labour and environmental laws since the last time this came through Parliament. We heard testimony from the Jordanian ambassador the other day that suggested that there had been some significant labour improvements.
Mr. Vogt, I'll start with you with regard to clarification on some issues. There seems to be some discrepancy between our research and that of another presentation that was made. I want to get some clarification here.
Do all Jordanian workers have the right to form a union? If not, which groups do not? As well, can they form independent unions, too, or working associations?