Women miners seek protection

Women In Mining Nigeria (WIMIN), a group for women miners in Nigeria, has organised a two-day policy dialogue series to protect the rights of women in the mining sector in Bauchi State.

Speaking during the event Friday in Bauchi, the founder of WIMIN, Engr. Janet Adeyemi, explained that the event with the theme “Safeguarding the Rights of Women and Children in the Solid Minerals Sector”, was organised to protect the rights of women and children in the mining sector and is being funded by the Open Society Foundation (OSF) in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

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“It is a series of engagements that bring together relevant stakeholders in the mining, human rights, legal, security, and environmental sectors to boost interdisciplinary collaboration and engagements and find common grounds for ensuring women and children affected by the mining sector are protected,” she said.

Adeyemi, who was represented by Ambassador Regina Edzuwah, said policy dialogue was aimed at bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, including government officials, civil society organizations, industry representatives, and mining communities, to discuss and identify policy measures that can promote gender equality and child rights in the mining sector in Bauchi State.