The development comes amid a recent surge in the number of Gambians seeking work in the Middle East. Most of these victims fall prey to their scammers, who often promise them better working conditions but upon arrival, what they experience is just dehumanizing.
In the audio, obtained by The Point, a lady said she consulted a woman that she needed a job and the woman promised her a decent job in one of the Arab countries.
"The woman requested for my passport and within two weeks my documents were processed. Upon arrival, my supposed employer picked me up and requested for my passport. I then asked why and his response was 'I was sold to him and he is in control of me from now on.'
She said since her arrival she works almost 24 hours each day. She added she cleans, launders, cooks, takes care of his mother, and does gardening among others on a daily basis.
"I barely eat to my satisfaction or eat good food. He decides when and what time I should eat. I am leaving a nightmare. All I ask for is help to go back home," one of the ladies said.
Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray has divulged that Organisation of Islamic Conference secretariat in The Gambia has mobilised nearly US$200 million to implement infrastructural projects that “will meaningfully transform the lives of Gambians.”
The national coordinator of the Child Protection Alliance, Lamin Fatty, in an interview with The Point, opined that a lack of law enforcement contributes to teenage pregnancy in The Gambia.
State House, Banjul, 4 November 2020: His Excellency Adama Barrow received a special envoy of President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau at the State House on Tuesday morning.
