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P 071503Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8452

UNCLAS AMMAN 001963 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR G/TIP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM ELAB KCRM PREL SMIG JO
SUBJECT: THREE PROPOSALS FOR PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING 
IN PERSONS 
 
REF: A. STATE 28151 
 
     ¶B. STATE 75905 
 
(U) In response to reftel A, post has solicited ideas from 
the NGO community in Jordan for programs to combat 
trafficking in persons.  Post submits below the summaries of 
each.  Further details will follow by email. 
 
A) 1- Applicant:  Fathallah Omrani- General Trade Union of 
Workers in the Textile, Garment and Clothing Industries in 
Jordan 
2- Requested funding amount:  $45,580.00 
3- Project title: "A Pilot Program in the Qualifying 
Industrial Zones" 
4- Project duration: 12 months 
5- Abstract: In the past year, the Textile Union has 
established offices in four of the major Qualifying 
Industrial Zones (QIZs). The GoJ partially funded the 
establishment of these offices, but since then has not 
renewed funding.  This proposal is for a grant over a one 
year period to enable the Textile Union to maintain offices 
insides the QIZs, and to conduct an education/awareness 
campaign among the employers and workers to help them know 
their rights and responsibilities. 
Comment: Post notes that this project has already 
demonstrated success over the past year during which  the 
union offices have been in place in the QIZs.  It is Post's 
view that success of this project will lead to increased 
awareness among migrant workers of their rights, which may 
cause them to feel more confident in filing complaints 
against alleged traffickers, leading to increased 
prosecutions.  Additionally, the union offices provide a 
centralized mechanism to address complaints with factory 
management and government inspectors. 
 
 
B) 1- Applicant: Jordan Evangelical Ministry 
2- Requested funding amount: $162,964 
3- Project Title: "A Shelter for Victims of Trafficking" 
4- Project duration: 1 year to indefinite 
5- Abstract: To provide a safe shelter for Foreign Domestic 
Workers (FDWs) who have run away from their employers 
alleging abuse or conditions that amount to indentured 
servitude.  Many of these women are currently taking shelter 
in their own embassies that lack the resources to help them, 
or are in jail on expired residency permits.  This project 
would provide them shelter, medical and psychological care 
and legal counseling until the women are ready to return to 
their employers, seek new employers, or be repatriated to 
their countries of origin. 
Comment: Post supports the idea of a shelter for victims of 
trafficking, and it is consistent with the Action Plan (ref 
B). However, GoJ buy-in would be necessary for this plan to 
succeed. 
 
C) 1-Applicant: Adaleh Center for Human Rights 
2- Requested funding amount: $94,700 
3- Project Title: "Advocacy to Combat Trafficking in Persons" 
4- Project duration: 6 months 
5- Abstract: This proposal has three parts.  The first is a 
three day conference to be held in Amman for employees of the 
Ministries of Labor, Justice, Interior and the Public 
Security Directorate.  The conference will include speakers 
from the U.S. and Jordan who are experts on TIP issues.  The 
second part is a 6 month statistical study of TIP in Jordan 
to examine the conditions of migrant workers and determine 
their nationalities, legal status, etc.  The third is a media 
awareness campaign. 
Comment: It is Post's view that the discrete conference 
portion is the strongest part of this proposal, and is 
consistent with the Action Plan (ref B) for Jordan to include 
anti-trafficking components into Law Enforcement training. 
Post sees a lack of detail in the descriptions of the 
proposed study and media awareness campaign. 
 
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/ 
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