Between codes and practices: are African women getting a fair deal?

Sally Smith

Between codes and practices: are African women getting a fair deal?

2003

Sally Smith

Tens of thousands of African women are employed in the export horticulture sector where fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers are grown for foreign, mainly European, markets. Many of these jobs are labour intensive and insecure, and characterised by long hours, hazardous working conditions and low pay. To protect the reputation of their businesses, European supermarkets and international and national trade associations have introduced ‘ethical trade’ codes which set standards for labour practices. Can these codes bring real improvement to these women’s lives?

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AGROVOC Keywords

agriculture discrimination employment ethics gender horticulture trade trade unions women workers

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Publisher

id21 Development Research Reporting Service

Other Subjects

Ethical trade; Ethical business; Agriculture and food.gender roles in agriculture.gender roles in agriculture; Agriculture and food.gender roles in agriculture; Employers; Agriculture and food; Ethical codes; Labour standards; Wage discrimination; Codes; Supermarkets and csr; Ethical business.labour standards; Export agriculture; Labour rights; Gender rights south africa