Venezuelan women sell their hair in order to buy basic necessities

Women from Venezuela are crossing the border in droves and selling their hair in a Colombian border town in order to afford scarce basic necessities such as food, diapers or medicines.The trend, which has taken off in recent weeks, is another sign of the oil-rich country’s deepening crisis amid shortages and spiralling inflation that have millions skipping meals and forgoing costly medical treatment. Dozens of middlemen, known as “draggers”, stand on a bridge linking San Antonio, Venezuela, to Colombia’s La Parada, calling out: “We buy hair!” More…