Resources

A searchable online library of policy and advocacy documents about travelling or relocating with HIV.

Guide to Employment Rights in Jordan

This legal guide covers the laws, regulations and procedures governing employment rights in Jordan for Jordanian and foreign nationals, including refugees. Whilst the guide is primarily intended for persons working with Syrian refugees in Jordan, it can also be useful when advising refugees from other countries, migrant workers or Palestinians in Jordan. It is intended as a reference guide for legal practitioners, including NRC’s Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) staff, as well as other organisations and individuals working on employment law issues in Jordan.

This guide is also available in Arabic.

Position Paper on Mandatory HIV Testing in the Arab States

Argues that mandatory HIV testing of migrant workers violates their fundamental human rights and is not a cost-effective means of preventing the spread of HIV transmission or mitigating the impacts of the epidemic. Mandatory HIV testing for employment purposes is discriminatory and violates privacy rights protected under international human rights law.