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Cabinet approves shelter for human trafficking victims
By Petra - Feb 05,2014 - Last updated at Feb 05,2014
AMMAN — The Council of Ministers approved a decision to turn a Social Development Ministry building into a shelter for victims of human trafficking.
In a letter sent to Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, Minister Reem Abu Hassan proposed that a 2,000-square-metre ministry building be rehabilitated for this purpose.
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The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) plans to open a centre to house human trafficking victims in Jordan within three months.
Seventeen human trafficking cases involving 71 victims were registered in Jordan 2013, according to a report released on Thursday.
Experts and officials gathered on Saturday to address human trafficking in Jordan and called for intensified efforts to ensure protection for the vulnerable in such cases.