I think the problem in Jordan is that there's very little actual research on worker conditions and factory conditions. It sounds maybe too bad to say it, but Jordan is a very corrupt country. You can buy anybody off very easily.
For example, with the Rich Pine Factory I just spoke about, they're on the “Golden List” of the Ministry of Labour as being among the best factories in Jordan. Yet the people are working 14 hours a day, seven days a week.
In other words, something's broken here. Yes, workers did receive their passports back, and yes, workers aren't being brutally beaten or killed. But when you still have instances of rape of young women, and you still have these gruelling hours, and the workers have no rights....
The Jordanian government will not allow these workers to organize. Even the media in Jordan; 94% of journalists in Jordan say they self-censor themselves because they could be hit with a $28,000 fine for offending the government.
In other words, this is a very tough case. If you go forward, it would be so important to level a real demand that the workers have the right to organize and to bargain collectively. Right now they have no power whatsoever.