Amman: Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC), in cooperation with Ministry of Justice and Jordan Judicial Council (JJC), organized a training workshop on combating human trafficking.
According to an ACC statement on Saturday, the workshop aimed to introduce the human trafficking crime in Jordanian law and international agreements and the measures taken at the national level to help victims.
The statement added that the event sought to clarify role of Jordan’s concerned authorities in national efforts to prevent this crime and educate the private, commercial and service sectors about its seriousness.
JJC Secretary General, Ali Musimi, who inaugurated the workshop alongside ACC Chairman, Khalil Haj Tawfiq, reviewed the legal and legislative framework for human trafficking crime, in accordance with Jordanian law and the resulting penalties.
Meanwhile, Hajj Tawfiq stressed that human trafficking is a crime that constitutes a fundamental violation of world human rights standards in international agreements, adding t
hat combating, controlling and reducing it enhances Jordan’s international position in this field.
Hajj Tawfiq pointed out that the workshop reflects the “important” role played by national institutions in combating human trafficking, strengthening their preventive role in this regard and raising awareness of its dangers, to create an “integrated” national system that ensures coordination of related various efforts.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Two Israeli occupation army officers, a major in the Golani Brigade’s Engineering Battalion and a team commander in the Givati Brigade in Gaza, were killed in the ongoing fighting with the Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army announced Saturday evening.
Since the start of the ground operation in Gaza on October 27, the Israeli army has reported 174 deaths and 936 injuries.
According to an announcement made by the occupation army, the total number of its killed officers and soldiers since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7th has climbed to 502.
Furthermore, the Israeli occupation army reported on Saturday that 431 wounded troops were still being treated in hospitals, with 44 critically injured.
Source: Jordan News Agency