Equal rights, unequal access: A New fisheries law in Brazil recognizes, for the first time, fisherwomen as workers. But they need to come up to speed to take advantage of the associated work-related benefits

Miranda, Sueli and Cristina Maneschy, Maria (2010) Equal rights, unequal access: A New fisheries law in Brazil recognizes, for the first time, fisherwomen as workers. But they need to come up to speed to take advantage of the associated work-related benefits. Yemaya (34). pp. 5-7. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Pará is one of Brazil’s main fi sh-producing States, where artisanal fi sheries occupy a very signifi cant economic, social and cultural position. Recently, a meeting organized in Belém, the capital of Pará, by a local organization, the Conselho Pastoral dos Pescadores (CPP), brought together 19 women of fishing communities from the Lower Amazon Region and from Marajó Island at the mouth of the Amazon.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM302
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Brazil, Equality, Access Rights, Fisheries Legislation, Recognition, Reports, Women, Welfare Scheme, Benefits, Movimento Nacional dos Pescadores (MONAPE), Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 12:52
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2022 06:15
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/693

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