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Gender-based violence in the Central American agricultural industry

Women workers in the agricultural sector to uphold international standards and combat gender-based violence and discrimination in Central America’s agricultural sector. Español

By Penelope Kyritsis and Iris Munguía
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Photo of Iris Munguía at protest for fair and sustainable banana supply chains. Make fruit fair!/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

My name is Iris Munguía. I am from Honduras, I am a member of the Women’s Secretariat of the Federation of Agricultural Unions, and I am also coordinating a project at the regional level through the Latin American Coordinator for Banana and Agricultural Unions (COLSIBA, in Spanish initials). The COLSIBA include all the countries in Central America, as well as Ecuador and Peru. Through it, we’re coordinating with worker’s organisations in the agricultural sector across the region.

Penelope Kyritsis (oD): Why is gender-based violence a problem for women in the industry?

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