Labor Migration and Human Trafficking in Jordan - Study

This study analyzes migrant workers’ accessibility to social protection programs in Jordan.  

The study assess the recruitment procedures implemented in Jordan, and whether they are compatible with both international framework, and national legislations.

The position paper address the migrants’ right to resign in Jordan. Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights based the paper on its compiled cases in the past years. This issue affects migrants working in a number of sectors, especially in beauty salons (manicure and pedicure workers), QIZ workers, and also Egyptian workers in particular.

The study highlights an important issue both at the national and international levels. It provides a statistical and legal analysis of human trafficking cases of Jordanian courts. The study also sheds light on the procedures followed by such cases, its perpetrators and potential victims.

The study analyses the state of human trafficking in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the years 2009 - 2019