Towards an Informal Working Group on the the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Statement by the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) HLPF 2024, United Nations, New York Speaking at the HLPF 2024 side event titled “Good Practices and Challenges in the 2030 Agenda – Showcasing ongoing inclusive strategies of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent,” Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives from Canada, Spain, Colombia, North Macedonia, Nepal, Sri Lanka […]

When Gender Meets Descent: The Double Burden No One Wants to See

There are women who fight to break the glass ceiling and there are women who were never even allowed into the building. Across the world, women from communities discriminated on work and descent (CDWD) live at the intersection of two deeply rooted systems of oppression: gender and social hierarchy. Their bodies, labour, and voices are […]