‘Just getting by’
Ex-Gazans in Jerash and
other refugee camps in Jordan
This report focuses on the circumstances of ex-Gazans, a group
of non-citizen Palestinian refugees, living inside the Palestinian
refugee camps in Jordan.
Known to suffer higher levels of poverty than other camp
refugees, particularly in Jerash camp, the report compares and
contrasts statistical data on demography, income, housing,
educational attainment, and employment for ex-Gazans in
Jerash camp, ex-Gazans in other camps, and citizen Palestinian
camp refugees. It demonstrates that ex-Gazans in Jerash
camp are significantly poorer and that their pattern and type
of employment differs from ex-Gazans and citizen refugees
elsewhere. Drawing on qualitative data, the report then proceeds
to explore work and livelihoods practices of ex-Gazans in Jerash
camp in order to better understand how their non-citizen status
and location in Jerash camp intersect to exacerbate their poor
socio-economic conditions.
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Fafo Report 2019:34
ID no. 20731
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