Women are being trafficked from neighbouring Venezuela for labour and prostitution in mining sites near the Cuyuni River, says President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes, who is calling for more support from government and law enforcement to address such situations.
Broomes, who described the situation as a “big problem,” told Stabroek News that after witnessing the plight of such women firsthand, she shared the information with Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster and Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Persaud,