Ministry to establish centre for victims of human trafficking

AMMAN — The Social Development Ministry is planning to establish a care centre for victims of human trafficking in the capital, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.

The ministry has completed the necessary studies ahead of beginning the practical procedures to establish the centre, the statement said.

Once the new centre becomes operational — along with a planned centre for victims of domestic abuse in the northern region, a centre for underage girls and two centres for children affected by domestic abuse — the number of beds at the ministry’s care centres will increase from 1,700 to 2,000, the statement said.