Jamama Jumbo, an employee at Liberia’s Diamond Mineral Company, has publicly accused the company’s Human Resource Officer, Moses T. William, of forcing her into a sexual relationship as a condition for employment.
Speaking out during a protest on Monday outside the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) compound—where unpaid Diamond Mineral workers gathered demanding their Christmas benefits—Jamama detailed her harrowing experience.
She revealed that when she first applied for a job, Mr. William told her directly that the only way to secure the position was by sleeping with him.
“I initially refused, and as a result, I was not hired,” she said. Despite this, Mr. William allowed her to continue coming to the company under the promise that she would eventually agree to the relationship.
“Every time I came to work, they would leave me outside. I would just stand outside the gate while others were working,” Jamama explained. “I had children at home and no other way to provide for them.”
Faced with desperation, she eventually consented, saying, “It was not my will to give myself to him, but I was in need of a job. Things are not easy, so I had to sleep with him.”
Jamama later discovered Mr. William was married and attempted to end the relationship, only to be threatened with job loss. “He told me if I stopped having sex with him, I would be dismissed. I didn’t want to lose my job because I have children depending on me,” she added.
She alleged the relationship continued for years, with many colleagues aware Mr. William “loved her,” though “only the two of us knew the full story.”
Jamama never reported the abuse, fearing unemployment. Initially assigned to sweeping floors, after the relationship began she was moved to the production line—a shift she described as a rare improvement.
Efforts to reach Diamond Mineral Company officials for comment have so far been unsuccessful, with calls and messages going unanswered.
This allegation sheds light on disturbing workplace abuses and raises urgent questions about worker protection and corporate accountability in Liberia’s mining sector.
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