The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is expanding its awareness programme targeting counter-trafficking in persons throughout Guyana, commencing today at the Kwakwani Secondary School, Region Ten.This intervention by the agencies is expected to establish networks of focal points in out-of-town areas, which are considered remote and “vulnerable”. Currently the awareness programme is being offered to adults, educating the public about trafficking in persons.According to Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security,Nike Air Max Shoes For Women, Trevor Thomas, every year children are dropping out of school and are being offered jobs in the interior locations, such as girls being offered waitressing jobs for private businesses.However,Cheap Adidas Shoes, when they arrive at the location, it is more often than not,Cheap Air Max Tn, what they were led to believe.Thomas spoke of one incident,Air Max 97 Undefeated For Sale, where a young,Jordan Sneakers Wholesale, uneducated girl was offered to work at a shop in Mahdia, but when she went there for the job, she realised it had nothing to do with what she was initially offered.By then it was too late for her to leave the area, so she ended up being taken advantage of.Kaieteur News understands that in order to prevent the future generation from being misled, lied to and abused, especially when they are uneducated and it relates to job opportunities, UNICEF and the Ministry will focus on educating senior students of secondary schools at the fourth and fifth year levels about consequences of not completing their education and accepting job opportunities from strange persons in areas where they are not familiar with.The next school to follow suit in hosting the awareness programme for students, slated for October 22, next, will be the Wisroc Secondary School, located in Region Ten.The programme will then be taken to Region One (Barima/ Waini), where a school is yet to be selected, either at Matthew’s Ridge or Port Kaituma,Nike Air Max Shoes Sale, after which it will be hosted in Region Nine at the Annai Secondary School and then to Moraikobai. |