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Honduras: Justice for Maribel! Stop Violence against Domestic Workers!

Honduras: Justice for Maribel! Stop Violence against Domestic Workers!

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by IDWFED published Aug 21, 2018 12:00 AM
"We demand that states put an end to these precarious working conditions where violence and discrimination are perpetuated by historical social inequalities. We ask for justice to the feminicide of Maribel Flores."

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On August 11 in Yoro, Honduras, Maribel Flores, a 55-year-old domestic worker, was killed by a gun shoot by her male employer Francisco Maldonado while she tried to protect her female employer who was being victim of domestic violence by her husband.

The International Federation of Domestic Workers (IDWF) The Latin American and Caribbean Domestic Workers Confederation (CONLACTRAHO) Monitoring Team in Honduras (EMHI) Red de Trabajadoras Domésticas de Francisco Morazán (RTDFM - Honduras) El Equipo de Monitoreo en Honduras (EMIH), El Centro de Estudios de la Mujer de Honduras (CEMH) and organizations in support of domestic workers: Comité Intersindical de la Mujer Trabajadora de la Central Sindical (CIMTRA – República Dominicana), Centro de Derechos de la Mujer, CARE’s regional program “Equal Value, Equal Rights”:

We recognize gender based violence as a systemic problem in society. We understand that violence against women and feminized bodies are not only perpetrated by isolated individuals, but it is reinforced by the states and the institutional structures of power. This structural violence is even more acute in domestic workers who despite their great contribution to the economy and to society are not recognized with rights and protections like other labor sectors

The murder of Maribel Flores is a feminicide that reflects the violence and insecurity faced by domestic workers in Honduras and Latin America and indeed everywhere in the world. The current informality in which this type of work is performed, places women who do it in a state of legal inequality and complete social vulnerability.

There are still no methods of protection or clear and effective ways of reporting violence and sexual harassment in the workplace for domestic workers, despite knowing that the vast majority of them "has survived some type of gender based violence (sexual , physical, psychological, patrimonial) in the workplace, exasperated by complementary forms of racism and sexism present in society. " (Inv. Critical Geography EC, 2018)

Therefore, IDWF joins to domestic workers’ organization in Latin America to demand the creation of protective measures to denounce the different forms of gender violence inflicted over domestic workers by their employers.

"We demand that states put an end to these precarious working conditions where violence and discrimination are perpetuated by historical social inequalities. We ask for justice to the feminicide of Maribel Flores, " urges Carmen Cruz, the General Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Domestic Workers Confederation – CONLACTRAHO.

"Domestic workers around the world are fighting to end gender based violence in our sector. We need the creation of legal frameworks for the protection and prevention of violence and harassment against us. At this moment the International Labor Organization negotiates the creation of an international convention on violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work. We call on all governments and sectors of society to support and join to our struggle", says Myrtle Witbooi, President of the International Federation of Domestic Workers - IDWF.

Maribel's feminicide, which occurred at her workplace, speaks to us about the urgent need to fight for international and national frameworks that put an end to this terrible violence towards domestic workers. Her murder is atrocious yet unfortunately not isolated, and it is based on the patriarchal and colonial structures that have historically violated women. We will continue fighting for the rights of paid domestic workers, migrants, blacks and indigenous, displaced, that society assassinates every time we try to conceal and silence.

For more information visit:

#JusticeForMaribel
#StopViolenceAgainstDomesticWorkers
#SupportanILOConventionToStopViolenceAtWork

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