Between city and country: domestic workers building food sovereignty
In Latin America and the Caribbean, domestic workers make up 18% of the female labour force. Migrating from rural areas to work in the city, many maintain both rural and urban identities. With strong connections to their family’s farm on one hand, and playing a key role in buying and preparing food in urban households on the other, they occupy a strategic position within food systems. In Bolivia, increasingly well-organised unions of domestic workers are using this space to both empower their members and educate urban consumers about indigenous foods, healthy diets, agroecology, and the importance of supporting the small farm economy.
Volumen: 31.2
ISSN: 2210-6499
Editor: ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Autor: Karen Pomier
Otros autores: Tanya Kerssen
Organización: ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Año: 2015
País(es): Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cobertura geográfica: América Latina y el Caribe
Tipo: Estudio de caso
Texto completo disponible en: https://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/between-city-and-country-domestic-workers-building-food-sovereignty/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English