Job hunters cautioned about ‘open-minded’ condition

Jamaicans have been urged to exercise diligence when pursuing certain advertised job offers. Detective Inspector Kemisha Gordon, sub-officer in charge of the anti-trafficking in persons unit in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, said that persons have been victims of human trafficking locally as a result of dubious job opportunities taken up.

“We want to implore persons to follow our ABCs – accept nothing, believe nothing, and check everything – and if you are still uncertain, double-check. A lot of what is advertised within these job offerings is questionable, and if you look a little deeper, you will see that there is something wrong with these offers. So be diligent and verify,” she said.

Gordon shared the profile of advertised jobs that have proven to be most problematic.

“The ones that are of concern, primarily, are those that offer masseuse job opportunities at a location that is not disclosed or instructs [ persons] to call a number and then meet at a suspicious location. The wording is usually ‘ looking for persons who are attractive and openminded’; those are the ones, primarily, that are worrisome,” Gordon said.