Venezuelan women trafficking in Guyana is denounced

A Guyana's NGO denounced that Venezuelan women are trafficked to work in mines and to engage in prostitution near Cuyuni River (in the disputed area, on the border with southern Bolivar state).

The president of Guyana Women Mining Organization (GWMO) Simona Broomes denounced the case in the Guyanese newspaper Stabroeknews, and she also asked the authorities to address the situation.

Broomes said that she testified the "difficult situation" of these Venezuelan women, and described it as a "big problem." She said that she denounced the situation to the Guyana's Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud.

Venezuela's Embassy in Georgetown has given no opinion in regards to the situation. It is also unknown if, in order to rescue and to give to Venezuelan women consular service, the Venezuelan Embassy has asked for information from Broomes or the Guyanese authorities.