AMMAN — The Anti-Trafficking Unit at the
Ministry of Labor handled only one case of human trafficking (forced labor)
during the first two months of the current year, according to the Central
Inspection Directorate.
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On the other hand, the number of cases that
didn't raise suspicion of human trafficking (labor-related cases) during the
same period was 26, as reported by Al-Ghad.
There were 24 potential victims identified in
labor-related cases, with 42 complaints lodged against them during the first
two months of this year.
Moreover, there were 18 proactive inspection
campaigns conducted, resulting in 15 labor settlements resolved by the
Inspection Department.
Additionally, 5 cases were referred to the
Anti-Trafficking Unit but remained unresolved.
In the previous year, the Anti-Trafficking
Unit handled 18 cases of human trafficking (forced labor), while 169
labor-related cases didn't escalate to human trafficking suspicion.
The potential number of victims in
labor-related cases reached 213, with 281 complaints filed against them in the
previous year.
Major Mohammad Khalifat, the Chief of the
Anti-Trafficking Unit, reported that 36 cases of human trafficking were
apprehended in the kingdom in 2022.
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