On this day, we share a series of articles from the WRM bulletin that denounce the violence against women and highlight their struggles in different countries in the Global South.
Articles
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This International Women’s Day we share a message, a series of articles from the WRM bulletin, and a recent video made by the Informal Alliance Against Oil Palm Plantations in Central and West Africa.
Godwin Uyi Ojo, Environmental Rights Action (ERA)/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria.
What is the role of the agro-industry, and what actors are behind this enormous chain of production?
Silvia Ribeiro, ETC Group.
Hendro Sangkoyo - School of Democratic Economics, Indonesia.
Ivonne Yánez, Acción Ecológica, Ecuador.
Larry Lohmann, The Corner House, UK
Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the Global South
Civil society organizations have welcomed the finalization of a report of a Technical Committee about a legal dispute between the multinational company Socfin and communities affected by the company’s oil palm plantations in the Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone.
Women, particularly those who depend on forests for their livelihoods and sustenance, face many struggles.