Abuse for Survival?

An estimated 21,000 women work in construction in Bolivia, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), amounting to about 4.5% of the 471,000-strong workforce.

“Many female co-workers are obliged to sleep with the foreman, because if they don’t, they won’t get paid,” says Quispe. “Or [the bosses] say to [women], ‘Let’s go get a drink’, they get them drunk and that’s how it works. It’s terrible and it happens a lot.”

Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/11/bolivia-female-builders-sexism-abuse-unequal-pay-women-asomuc-association