Input for the EU Anti-Racism Strategy: Addressing Discrimination Based onWork and Descent in Europe

Discrimination based on work and descent remains a largely unaddressed form of structural racism in Europe, disproportionately affecting Roma, Dalit, Haratine, and other caste-like communities who face exclusion rooted in inherited status, ancestral occupation, and caste-based hierarchies. The input highlights how these groups continue to experience segregation, barriers to education, housing and employment, political underrepresentation,…

Addressing Structural Roma Poverty in the EU: A Human Rights Imperative

Roma communities across Europe continue to face some of the highest levels of poverty and social exclusion, driven not by individual circumstances but by structural discrimination, antigypsyism, and inherited social hierarchies. The document highlights how 70% of Roma people remain at risk of poverty compared to 16% of the general EU population, and how deprivation…

Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent: The situation of Roma women in Europe

Roma women across Europe continue to face deep structural inequalities shaped by antigypsyism, gender discrimination, and socioeconomic exclusion. Drawing on data from multiple European countries, the report highlights challenges in accessing healthcare, education, employment, and protection from gender-based and institutional violence. Despite their vital role in communities, Roma women remain largely absent from national strategies…

GFoD Calls for Urgent Global Action to End Discrimination Against Women from CDWD Communities

The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated Based on Work and Descent (GFoD), hosted by The Inclusivity Project, has submitted a statement to the 2026 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), urging immediate action to address the deep-seated injustices faced by women and girls from CDWD (Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent) backgrounds. The submission…

CDWD Youth Make Historic Mark at UNGA Third Committee Youth Event 2025

CDWD Youth Make Historic Mark at UNGA Third Committee Youth Event 2025

New York: The participation of youth representatives from the Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee Youth Event marked a historic stride toward structural inclusion in global governance. Convened under the theme “Building Solutions Together for an Inclusive Future,” the event represented the first-ever youth-led convening…