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Demanding rights for rural women on their International Day
16-10-2017
On the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), Al Mustaqbal newspaper addressed the rural women of Lebanon currently engaged in picking olives and making olive oil to sustain their households and provide education for their children in schools and college. Despite the supportive roles of relevant international training programs and cooperative associations, rural women are in need of more empowerment in order to effectively contribute to sustainable development and to improve their livelihoods and communities, Al Mustaqbal wrote. This is largely needed in the agriculture, agro-food and crafts industries, Al Mustaqbal said, pointing out that the ideal method of backing is in confronting obstacles blocking their potential, namely in the acquisition of agricultural land, the activation of credit, marketing and mentoring services, in addition to the endorsement of laws that substantiate their rights, noting that provisions of Article 7 of the Labor Law have clearly excluded agricultural laborers. The newspaper cited an FAO report on the International Day of Rural Women which considered that the realization of the 2030 Development Plan, in which Lebanon is involved, depends on unleashing the hidden rural potential, and hence, helps transforming rural economies, rather than reinforcing migration to urban areas which are struggling to cope with record urban growth. (Al Mustaqbal, October 16, 2017)
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