Economic Rights
IDEALS provides development legal assistance to farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries. We see that issues confronting the rural sector and the Philippine trade are inextricably linked, thus, our Economic Rights Programme have focused on projects related to international trade, land rights, and inclusive business. We form part of a wide movement to ensure that local business models promote human rights, accountability, and gender equality.
Stories
Fruits of labor: Rising costs, sinking profits dash hopes of ComVal banana farmers
ECONOMIC RIGHTS It’s been 44 years since she first stepped foot in Compostela Valley, but Angela Vicente, 65, still remembers her first day of work. Barely an adult at 21, Vicente was hungry for opportunities and decided to try her luck as a laborer in the banana...
Visible women: Carving spaces for women farmers in the Philippines
Lucena Jumamoy first worked as a bagger in banana plantations when she was 18 and is now the only woman heading a farming association in their town. But it took decades before she had any land under her name.
Solidarity in invisibility: The women in banana farms start to rise
A great divide between men and women has always been seen. Men and their sons are expected to work, while the women and their daughters are expected to keep the home.
Something plagues our banana farms
Four men reach up and, with precision, cut the bananas hanging from the branch. The freshly cut bananas are handed to another person for bagging.
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