Labor Migration and Human Trafficking in Jordan - Article

Around three million migrants and refugees live in Jordan. Some of them fled their countries for political reasons, other came looking for a better life.  

In cooperation with hbs – Palestine and Jordan, ARDD produced policy briefs based on discussion sessions with the Migrant Worker Committee in Jordan and holds a conference titled “Refugees and Migrants in the Arab Region: Long Shades of Discrimination”

Hbs interviews Jordanian migration expert Shaddin Almasri about the backgrounds of migrant workers coming to Jordan, the legal framework that regulates their presence in Jordan, their participation in trade unions, how they coped during the pandemic and policy recommendations for improving their lives in Jordan.

The radio program Mahatat Masr focuses on the conditions of Egyptian migrant workers in Jordan, in an effort to give them a platform to express themselves and to try to help them in their struggles. In this article, the author reports on the program and describes the many successes it has achieved.

During COVID-19, Jordan imposed one of the strictest lockdowns globally.  Egyptian workers residing in the country were hit hard as they have lost their jobs and struggled to make a living ever since, while being stuck in adverse housing conditions and unable to return home.

In order to curb the spread of the novel Corona virus, Jordan has enforced one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. While these measures seem tough, they might avert the country from the high fatalities that many other states are facing.