Jordanian police officers from the anti-trafficking unit at the Criminal Investigation Department and inspectors from the Labour Inspection Directorate of the Ministry of Labour are to receive a third round of training on methods to combat and respond to forced labour issues in Jordan.

Entitled ‘’Based on a True Story,’’ the training programme is part of ILO’s ongoing efforts to support Jordanian law enforcement agencies to counter human trafficking. The programme will lay out several actual cases of human trafficking that have been deliberated in courts to working groups in order to:

• Discuss practical application of anti-trafficking measures further detail;
• examine challenges related to identifying and investigating possible cases of human trafficking;
• provide recommendations to improve existing mechanisms and operational procedures leading to the prosecution of human traffickers; and
• build the capacity and understanding of junior prosecutors in human trafficking prior to their engagement with human trafficking cases in courts.

The workshop is part of the ILO project entitled “Protecting Migrant Workers’ Rights in Jordan”, which aims to improve work environments and promote the fundamental rights of workers in Jordan, particularly those of migrant workers. Two similar training workshops have taken place this year in collaboration with the Amman-based Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights.