August 8, 2024

Human Trafficking Accompanies Illegal Mining in Venezuela’s Orinoco

Courtesy of TodayVenezuela

A new report on human trafficking in Venezuela’s Bolívar state shows that forced labor camps and sex trafficking rings are rampant in the region’s illegal mines. Men, women and children are being trafficked in a swath of Bolivar state that is part of the mining region known as the Orinoco Mining Arc, according to the report published by the Center for Human Rights at the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas. Full Text -> InSightCrime

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