Hammad attends ministerial meeting on human trafficking

By JT - Mar 23,2016 - Last updated at Mar 23,2016

AMMAN — Interior Minister Salameh Hammad on Wednesday delivered a speech at the opening of the sixth ministerial meeting to discuss smuggling and human trafficking in Bali, Indonesia, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Hammad stressed the importance of respecting human rights, noting that traffickers take advantage of poverty, instability and loss of security to lure victims.

He said Jordanian laws that deal with this issue include the Penal Code, the Anti-Human Trafficking Law, the Labour Law and the Residency and Foreigner Affairs Law. Hammad added that in 2013, a specialised unit was established to combat human trafficking.

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