the president elect Gustavo Petro appointed Gloria Inés Ramírez as Minister of Labor.
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“A defender of human rights and the demands of workers. She has been a woman who has fought for women’s rights and gender equity,” wrote the president-elect, who will take office this Sunday, August 7.
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The new Minister of Labor has a degree in physics and mathematics from the Technological University of Pereira and a Master’s degree in social development and education from the National Pedagogical University.
Ramírez Ríos also has within her professional training a specialty in labor rights guarantee from the University of Toledo – Spain, as well as a Diploma in economics, social policy and gender from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
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The newly appointed Minister of Labor has held various positions throughout her professional career, among which stands out the presidency of the Colombian federation of educators, “Fecode”, has also been part of the executive committee of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia, “CUT”.
She was thematic adviser of the women’s house “Stella Brand” of Pereira, activist of the national women’s network, member of the bicameral caucus of women of the Congress of the Republic, representative for the Senate of the Republic before the Andean women’s parliament , president of the Peace and Humanitarian Agreement Commission of the Senate of the Republic, as well as vice president of the Seventh Permanent Constitutional Commission of the Senate of the Republic, among other positions.
Ramírez has shown in the past affinity with the government of Nicolás Maduro.