Women miners seeking partners in human trafficking fight – Broomes

Simona Broomes (stooping) and other members of the GWMO executive with her award.

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) is ready to work with all sections of society and especially the government to fight human trafficking, the organisation’s president Simona Broomes said yesterday.

Broomes noted that the GWMO has not shifted its attention from representing the interests and rights of women who work in the male-dominated mining sector, but added that Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and child labour are activities that need urgent attention and the group is well-placed to help fight them in the interior.

Last week, the US State Department released its annual report on TIP and Guyana was placed on the Tier 2 Watch List, which indicates that government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the