'Petra Shop promotes traditional handicrafts sector, creates jobs'

AMMAN — Petra Shop, established by the Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) in 2019 to promote traditional handicrafts sector, has provided 50 jobs for women, Maram Freihat, commissioner of the local community development at the PDTRA said on Tuesday.

During a meeting with representatives of associations working in the shop, Freihat said that the PDTRA seeks to market traditional products through launching the "Made in Petra" trademark and developing it in a way that suits Petra's local and international status, according to a PDTRA statement.

Despite the current circumstances and decline in the number of visitors, she highlighted the need to continue developing the products and marketing them online.