Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Domestic Workers in Ecuador Band Together to Demand Change

By CARE Staff • March 8, 2018

Sexual abuse, harassment, and rape are daily occurrences for many of the 300,000 domestic workers in Ecuador. Without legal protection, victims remain silent and the violence continues. You can help change that.

Founder of Ecuador’s Association of Domestic Workers on the Power of Organizing

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

“We needed to join together."

How Silence Allows Sexual Abuse to Continue

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

When Elizabeth was 6, her mother died and she took her first job: farming beans, corn and peanuts in an eastern Ecuadorian town known for its agricultural processing industry, about 20 miles from the Pacific coast. It was the same year her uncle raped her for the first time.

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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Domestic Workers in Ecuador Band Together to Demand Change

Founder of Ecuador’s Association of Domestic Workers on the Power of Organizing

How Silence Allows Sexual Abuse to Continue

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