Venezuelan Women Sell Hair To Buy Food
- Posted on 01 November, 2016
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
Women in Venezuela are selling their hair in exchange for valuable Colombian pesos.
Tens of thousands of people from Venezuela are crossing into Colombia every day since the shared border reopened in August.
Most are in desperate need of food and medical supplies, which are increasingly hard to find at home due to the economic crisis.
Al Jazeera's Alessandro Rampietti reports from Cucuta.
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There'S a new source of income for Venezuelans crossing the Colombian border, their hair, the women come to Colombia to buy goods no longer available in Venezuela. Patrol Beaulieu, ok, veo Amiga, but quickly come under pressure to sell their flowing locks. What I wan na see they do it because they need the money and the favorable exchange with the peso means they can buy lots of groceries. Yesterday, I convinced, like 30 women hair is judged on its length condition and color and can fetch between 10 to 20. Us dollars good money for these Venezuelans and for the buyers who sell the hair to beauty salons for hundreds of dollars. Mayra Paris says the money will help her buy much-needed diapers that have become impossible to find during Venezuela's economic crisis, but after the cut she has. Second thoughts: we do it for necessity, but they also abuse us. I feel I was ripped off. They left me completely bald, underneath, since the border reopened to pedestrian traffic in August, Venezuelans have come up with a variety of informal jobs and creative ways to make a few valuable Colombian pieces like these carriers that help people cross through Katherine Riera left her job and Came here from her Venezuelan hometown Puerto Cabello, 13 hours away, she teamed up with others to buy chocolate, treats wholesale that they resell at the border, the money we make selling these chocolates. We used to pay for the hotel. On the Venezuelan side, we say very little. Every day when I go home, I'll take food and money back with me, but she says she came to this forever. She'S, hoping the government and the opposition will sort out their differences and rebuild Venezuela's economy our serial, where they should sit down and talk, bring all ideas to the table to offer real solutions. They have to stop fighting each other. We want peace and food, that's all because we are going hungry a plea for help. Many here hope it will be heard all the way to Caracas Alessandra mph al Jazeera, cúcuta
Comments
Fluttershy Pony: I'm glad these women are getting the money they need and don't seem as emotionally invested in their hair as most women are but it makes me angry there only getting 20 bucks for hundreds of dollars worth of hair
We F: This needs to be made national news so that some weave wearers watch and have pity on their purchase. They don't get alot for their hair and it is sold for so much. Cut out the middleman and find a way to sell directly to those USA weave wearers.
Zeah Bank: I’m so HEARTBROKEN
Khalif Rousseau: I wish I could take a Venezuelan girl and change her life and she would be able to eat as much as she want if I could help the whole country I would
Roni B: $10 to $20???? That hair sells for $300+ in America
Jacobe Ksor: They have beautiful hair, I am Montagnard indigenous pray for children , all of you be safe better future.
No Cap News Station: This is bad so sad I feel bad for real
The 3rd Winchester: That's sad
DaveZ71 Chevy: All she would have needed to do is set up a brushing line. Pay X dollars and you get 10 - 20 strokes. She would have been RICH! Keep hair in brush..etc.
Jazmin:
GoD aughter: How beautiful her hair is.
TheRosieAct: When Venezuela will be in peace land when see peace
NaturelDeese: I feel so bad.
Another day with the kids G: Very sad
altha 2014: The women are being taken, The cutter get up to $500.00 for hair and they get $20.00
Speak Truth: If I found one of those beautiful good hearted venezuelan girl, I would definitely marry her...
ovni67: sad
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vally naughty: India should do bata system wid dem...buy oil an give fud in return.. wid did both da countrys wid mke a large profite an may stand up again
H. P.: That's way too cheap
Samaritans Mercy: Ah yes Socialism I never understood the appeal of it equal misery for every body A country with oil reserves larger than Saudi Arabia yet it's still poor
proud African loyal to Africa: Oh my God my Allah help them to get out of this conditions amen
Donald duck-1984: I guess they sell more than their hair.
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Aminah T: Sad
Taiwo shogbanmu: These are the hair black women spend thousands on.
DEVILS CHILD: Black Women are willing to pay thousands of dollars for that stuff.
Randell Griffith: Thank you for sharing this beautiful video,you are so kind,I like your videos, I purchased the same product from newigstyle..com two months ago
Rayeh7: You have a product (long, beautiful hair)..find the highest bidder, stop settling
Martin Lanigan: What next will they be selling bad situtation
Tara Gragg: I've seen Good Hair.
Kabyashree Borah: Remind be of "The Gift of Magi"
Missy Monroe: If Americans are going to continue to vote for democrats now is the time to let your hair grow.
Mike P: Ke vendan la chorchaaaaa
GREEN STEEL USA,LLC: Yeah I sell my hair for 350 plus dollars not $20 but who are they they don't know no better sell it to good black people and they paying good money for Brazilian hair good gosh what is the world coming to
Deena James: Whats the Qatari government?
J K.: She has a nice tan though.
Robert Lind: Good God the world is so sad and screwed up.
Venus Left: Propaganda at its finest.
Brent Cook: Lol
Jason Kvasnak: Going hungry, go plant some food with all those people instead of selling them cheap chocolates.
Aldemar Delapuy: I will comment on Venezuela's food crisis as soon as I finish this doublecheese with extra bacon french fries and a large strawberry milkshake before dinner, they gave me too many napkins so I will just throw them in the trash...
lutfan 88: 1.00 braiding hair
Michael: Many women there are reusing tampons
hamid ah: We are making tha hair cap.
EMR80: Dam, That's crazy folks in the American hoods breaking they neck to buy it.
rac717: Just a small example of the horrible price exacted by socialism. What are these sad women going to sell the next time they become hungry?
Michael w: have u got any hair left
Mathew Eso: Marriage to lonely American men? Women in the states don't stand a chance with these beautiful women down their.