Rural Mexican Women Work in Up to 3 Fields a Day PLEnglish.com
go to original June 29, 2016

Hardship on Mexico's Farms Is a Bounty on Consumer's Tables (Los Angeles Times)

Most women living in rural areas of the Mexican capital city have double and even triple working day, indicated a survey carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development and Equity for Communities.

According to the results of the research, nearly 90 percent of those surveyed said that during the day they should combine their work at home with agriculture and sale of their products or the first two activities in the service sector.

Of those working in agriculture, only 80 percent is paid.

The survey indicates that the household works they do are not only the traditional ones as cleaning, making food and caring for children and other relatives, but also they have to take care of the growing, feed the animals and fetch water and firewood.

Regarding agricultural activities these women have to prepare the soil, to prune and plant the growing, as well as fertilizing, harvesting, selecting, loading, packing and selling the products.

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