Marcela Madrid Vergara

Journalist from Cartagena, Colombia. Co-author of the collection of chronicles Sin armas ni nombre propio and winner of the CPB award in 2015 for best graduate work. She has published in El Espectador, El Tiempo and Pacifista. She is currently a contributor for El Espectador and content editor for the FNPI (Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism).

Twitter : @marcemv91

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Colombia's community mothers' fight for a decent life in their old age

10 April 2017

Labour

Colombia’s community mothers’ fight for a decent life in their old age

Thousand of women dedicate their whole lives to childcare without the right to a state pension. The Constitutional Court of Colombia recently [...]Read the full article

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