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How Technology Can Help Protect Domestic Workers' Rights

By Fernanda Uriegas

An interview with Saula García, the co-founder of Symplifica, an app that helps domestic workers organize.

This article is adapted from AQ's latest issue on the politics of water in Latin America

There are approximately 18 million domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Labor Organization estimates. Among them, nearly 80% work informally and 93% are women. Formalizing employment can improve workers’ conditions, protect their rights, and recognize their contributions to the region’s economies. To help do that, Colombia’s Saula García co-founded Symplifica, a...

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