Women’s Voices Are Foundational to Our Oceans, Communities, and Collective Futures November 21 marks World Fisher Peoples Day, a moment when traditional and small-scale fishing communities around the world assert their rights, celebrate their contributions, and reaffirm their deep relationship with oceans, rivers, and inland waters. This year, the global message is clear and powerful:The voices of women are not ...
Purnima Meher is one of the tallest leaders of the fisher peoples movement in India. She has been associated with the Maharashtra Machimar Kruti Samiti, the National Fish workers Forum and is rooted in the socialist orientation of collectivizing fish workers into cooperatives. Her efforts at the forefront of the fight against deep-sea foreign ventures, which opened the seas to ...
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) held its 8th General Assembly in Brasília, Brazil, in November 2024, featuring a powerful Women’s Assembly that brought together fisherwomen from 34 countries. Under the slogan “Fisherwomen united will never be defeated,” the assembly amplified the voices of women who form the backbone of the global fisheries movement. The women shared struggles around ...
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28 years ago, we founded the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), a mass-basedfisher people’s organisation. We formed WFFP to fight for the customary and human rights of the more than 10 million fisher peoples, encompassing diverse groups of traditional fishermen and fisherwomen, women and men seafood collectors and gatherers from 52 countries. The so-called development projects rolled out by ...
NAFSO facilitated meetings with fisherwomen of the Eastern Province to discuss their common struggles and how they are working as a community to overcome them. Sri Lanka is a patriarchal society whereby women, especially women-headed households, face intersectional challenges due to traditional gender roles, such as difficulties generating income, contributing to community decision-making, accessing social protection mechanisms, and attaining their ...
In Sri Lanka, women in various sectors face significant economic and social discrimination, including lowwages without benefits, especially in Free Trade Zones and the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Many women, particularly those in marginalized communities, are subjected to exploitative labor practices, lack of legal protection, and limited access to essential services like housing. Social norms restrict their participation in activities ...