After realizing the decision of the Plenary Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, in which the requirement of 1,300 weeks of contributions for women to obtain their pension was declared unconstitutional, the president of Colpensiones spoke on the subject.

The entity’s leader, Jaime Dussán, asked Congress to comply with this ruling and take it into account in the debates on the pension reform that is currently being processed in the Legislature.

(See: Petro reforms: keys to the day of marches this Wednesday).

«Here is a statement from the honorable Constitutional Court that makes an announcement and, of course, it is good to suggest to the Senate of the Republic and the House of Representatives that they study the decision»Dussan said.

The official added that, considering the discussions that are taking place on the reforms, the bill’s rapporteurs may consider the possibility of including this decision in the articles of this bill.

(See: How the weeks to contribute for the women’s pension would be reduced).

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What the judgment of the Court establishes

Taking into account that the pension age is 57 years for women in Colombia, this determination of the high court establishes that the female population of the country will not have to contribute 1,300 weeks to retire as men have to do.

In this sense, a mechanism was structured by which the contribution figure will have a gradual reduction until it reaches the 1,000 mandatory weeks.

(See: What the pension reform says about age for women).

This staggered subtraction will start from January 1, 2026, the year in which the figure will have a reduction of 50 weeks, that is, it will remain at 1,250 at the end of the year.

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