Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia are facing worse working conditions than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with high unemployment, a drop in income and a lack of affiliation to the pension system, a study released on Monday said.
More than 1.8 million Venezuelans are living in Colombia, a top destination for those fleeing political, economic and social crisis in their country under the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
The research by Canadian nongovernmental organization Cuso International and Bogota's Externado University said three out of 10 Venezuelan women in the Colombian job market were unemployed in the first semester of 2021. Of those who did have jobs, 92% were working informally and did not have a pension.
