46. In response to questions raised relating to the right to work, the representative stated that the Labour Code made no distinction between Jordanian workers and foreign workers. However, Arab workers were given priority over other foreign workers on the basis of agreements Jordan had entered into in the framework of the Arab League. 47. In response to the questions of members relating to Palestinian refugees, the representative said that they enjoyed the same rights as Jordanian citizens; that Palestinian citizens and Jordanian citizens were absolutely equal before the law and that Palestinians were free to travel throughout the country and to settle in any region of their choice. 48. The representative informed the Committee that any questions that he had not been able to answer, particularly relating to statistics, would be answered in the next periodic report. Denmark 49. The eighth and ninth periodic reports of Denmark (CERD/C/158/Add.8 and CERD/C/184/Add.2) were considered by the Committee at its 864th and 865th meetings, held on 7 August 1990 (CERD/C/SR.864 and SR.865). 50, The reports were introduced by the representative of the reporting State, who indicated that the ninth periodic repor.t of his country, prepared in 1989, was a simple updating of the eighth periodic report. The information supplied was still valid except for certain statistics concerning the population. Denmark remained strongly opposed to apartheid and continued to apply economic sanctions. All economic sanctions against Namibia had been lifted as soon as that country became independent. 51. The representative stated that there were a number of minorities in his country and the Government was perfectly conscious of the necessity to defend the principle of equality before the law as weil as to prevent all acts or manifestations that went against that principle and against the profound sentiment 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) discussing the rights of workers and minority groups in Jordan and Denmark. The content focuses on the rights of workers, including equal treatment, freedom of movement, and the protection of minority groups from discrimination.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief