"Jordan: Authorities investigating alleged human trafficking of some 100 labourers in Irbid factory", 28 Jan 2016

Authorities are investigating reported human trafficking offences committed against dozens of labourers in a garment factory in Irbid, a security source said Wednesday...Over 100 labourers of the factory were reportedly held in “unhygienic” and “overcrowded” rooms, with 10 workers crammed in each room...“After hearing the workers’ testimonies and inspecting the place they lived in, we reported their case to the PSD Anti-Human Trafficking department,” Tamkeen Director Linda Kalash told The Jordan Times. The file is now in the hands of Ramtha Attorney General Badr Abu Dalu, said the PSD source, who noted that the factory owner and director were arrested last Wednesday...The workers were allegedly subjected to forced labour, beating, arbitrary lay-offs and humiliation at the hands of the facility’s owner and one of his directors, both of whom are non-Jordanians, according to the source.