Women’s net worth: South African women struggle for their rights in traditional small-scale fisheries

Sunde, Jackie and Telela, Rose (2008) Women’s net worth: South African women struggle for their rights in traditional small-scale fisheries. Yemaya (27). pp. 3-4. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

After ten years of struggle, traditional fishing communities in South Africa are finally on the brink of securing their historical fishing rights. In 2007, the Minister of Environmental Affairs signed an agreement which committed the government to developing a new policy that recognizes the rights of traditional small-scale fishers. This victory was the culmination of years of mobilization and action against a neo-liberal fishing policy based on the privatization of fishing rights and the prerogatives of the large commercial industry.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM246
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, South Africa, Women, Fishing Rights, Policy, Gender, Equality, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2021 05:18
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 05:45
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/433

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