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Women are disproportionately impacted by the dominant economic system as well as intertwining patriarchal and racist structures in their homes, in their communities and at work. While women are part of wider workers’ struggles against exploitation, multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination in law and practice result in more precarious working conditions and greater impoverishment for women.

On 30 May 2019, ESCR-Net sent a collective letter to the President of Colombia expressing concern regarding threats directed against ESCR-Net member Comité Ambiental en Defensa de la Vida and allied organizations Conciencia Campesina, COSAJUCA and UCAT, as well as the President of the Municipal Council of Cajamarca.