Govt urged to protect women in mining

WOMEN’S rights organisations have urged government to investigate reports of abuse of women in mining to promote justice and encourage female participation in the sector.

In a joint statement after a virtual gender and extractives symposium last week, four women organisations said: “We now, therefore, call on the government and relevant stakeholders to provide continuous oversight and monitoring of the activities of mining companies.”

The women’s groups — Women and Law in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank, Zimbabwe Women Resource Centre Network and the Zimbabwe Women in Mining Association — called for protection of women as they conduct mining business.

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