Sex workers operating on Port Henderson Road in Portmore are freaking out because they lost touch with coworkers who moved west to St James and Westmoreland chasing better money. The women relocated to spots like Mt Salem and Savanna-la-Mar but their phones went dark when Hurricane Melissa wrecked the western parishes. One worker named Lisa bounced to Montego Bay just weeks before the storm hit while saving up school fees for her kid.
Tanya and Crystal say they normally video chatted with their western crew every night after shifts but contact died right before the hurricane slammed through. They want relief workers to check boarding houses and short-term rentals where sex workers usually crash quietly, since handlers often control their movements and restrict travel. The flooding and telecom outages have them worried that nobody is checking on their missing friends.
Tanya and Crystal say they normally video chatted with their western crew every night after shifts but contact died right before the hurricane slammed through. They want relief workers to check boarding houses and short-term rentals where sex workers usually crash quietly, since handlers often control their movements and restrict travel. The flooding and telecom outages have them worried that nobody is checking on their missing friends.
