Jordan

Is selling sex criminalised?

Yes it is illegal to sell sex, also illegal to work in a brothel.

Is buying sex criminalised?

No

Is organising/managing criminalised?

Yes it is illegal to organise. Laws against living off the earnings of 'prostitution', procuring and brothel-keeping.

Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?

No

Is there mandatory registration?

No

Is sex work recognised as work?

No

Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?

No

Sources/further reading

Equality Now (2012) Overview of Trafficking and Prostitution Laws in the Middle East and Africa, available at http://www.trust.org/contentAsset/raw-data/1035fde5-b945-49ed-8cd4-166b… IDS sex work law map

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