Jordanian Labour Movement

A Visual History

This book presents a visual chronicle of the Jordanian labour move-ment from its early days to present time. It stands out from other publications on the Jordanian labour movement by its reliance on visual materials, especially photographs. These photographs and other visual sources serve as illustrative documents and significant information sources. This visual book on the history of the labour movement is an unprecedented effort in the history of documenting social movements in the Arab world, which depend primarily on documents and written narratives, with photographs acting as a “complementary” element to the text.

This book is part of a series of publications dedicated to document-ing Jordanian social history through photographs and visual documents. It is comprises 12 chapters that detail the rise and evo-lution of paid labour in Transjordan in the Ottoman era, as well as the emergence of the Jordanian labour movement since 1954 to present day. The chapters feature around 140 photographs and visual materials.

This book serves as a tribute to the Jordanian labour movement and its early pioneers, and marks the 70th anniversary of its inception (1954/2024).

FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG

 AL URDUN AL JADID RESEARCH CENTER (UJRC)

ISBN 978-9923-759-46-2