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60 Trafficking Victims Stuck In Middle East

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Sunday, March 19th, 2017
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About 60 Zimbabwean women, who are victims of human trafficking, are stuck in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

Government has rescued about 161 women, who were lured to Kuwait under the pretext of business and job opportunities since last year.

Responding to a motion on a bilateral visit to Kuwait by MPS in Parliament on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Cde Edgar Mbwembwe said there were still more women who needed to be brought back home.

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“Our embassy in Kuwait estimates that approximately 50 Zimbabwean women are still in Kuwait, while about 10 could be in Saudi Arabia,” he said.

“Government will continue to assist all our nationals who wish to return home.”

Cde Mbwembwe said the Kuwait Government had been helpful in the repatriation exercise and arrest of kingpins of the human trafficking syndicate.

“A request was made for the Kuwaitis to arrest and deport Zimbabwean criminals who have been identified as members of the criminal syndicates involved in the trafficking of nationals to the State of Kuwait,” he said.

“A request was made for the Kuwaitis to arrest and deport Zimbabwean criminals who have been identified as members of the criminal syndicates involved in the trafficking of nationals to the State of Kuwait,” he said.

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