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MeetingReport of the Global Conference on living wages and living income in the banana industry 2024The Global Conference on Living Wages and Living Income in the Banana Industry was held on Thursday, 14 March 2024, at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. The event successfully brought together numerous stakeholders from the banana industry’s constituency groups and touched upon several key topics related to living wages. The discussions revolved around current challenges on living wages and income in the banana industry, the importance of fair compensation for workers, and shared responsibility for achieving a living wage. Some principal recommendations included continuing to ensure that workers receive fair compensation, highlighting the shared responsibility among stakeholders to secure a living wage for workers, and also the need for a scalable approach to living wages that considers the challenges of varying living incomes and legal constraints across different countries.
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BookletGendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security, agricultural production, income and family relations in rural areas of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Working Paper, 76
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No results found.Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated containment measures implemented to control the spread of the virus have exacerbated existing gender inequalities. This paper explores changes in agriculture, food security, nutrition, and family dynamics in the rural areas of Central Asia – specifically, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan – during the pandemic, focusing on women and men. Employing a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analyses, the findings reveal that rural women were disproportionally affected due to pre-existing gender disparities and limited decision-making power. Women experienced compounded challenges, including increased unpaid work, additional agricultural labour and household chores, difficulties associated with online schooling and healthcare management, limited access to agricultural resources, and a higher risk of domestic violence. The pandemic heightened women’s vulnerability to food insecurity, whereas Central Asian governments’ interventions failed to support all women effectively. The paper concludes with policy recommendations to guide future policymaking, aiming to mitigate shocks and stressors and develop gender-responsive actions that empower rural women and men. These recommendations focus on improving food security and overall well-being in the rural regions of Central Asia, recognizing and addressing the distinct challenges women faced during the pandemic.
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