Women miners discuss trafficking in persons, other issues with US Ambassador

Leaders of the GWMO Judith Blair and Carol Elliot-Fredrick (second and third from left), US Ambassador D Brent Hardt (centre) and other embassy officials after a meeting on Wednesday.

Leader of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes says her organisation has faced a number of challenges in its response to issues such as trafficking in persons (TIP) and forced prostitution in mining communities and is seeking ways to strengthen its network of support.

She was speaking at a recent meeting with US Ambassador D Brent Hardt.

Broomes and other leaders of the GWMO met the ambassador and other embassy officials on Wednesday, a press release from the US Embassy said. She told the meeting that the