Working conditions of women farmers growing tomato crop in greenhouses; a case in Sáchica, Boyacá

• Main Authors: Natalia Marcela Espinosa Becerra, Ehida Yineth Bolaños Galán, Ludis Andrea Pérez Cano, Eliana Andrea Sanabria Amado
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos 2013-12-01
• Series: Cultura Científica
• Subjects: Mujer Rural; Cultivos en Invernadero; Condiciones Laborales; Salud en el Trabajo
• Online Access: http://www.revistasjdc.com/main/index.php/ccient/article/view/223

<p>This research sought from the Social Work approach to analyze the influence of the working conditions of greenhouse tomato crops in the municipality of Sáchica (Boyacá ) in the health and productive roles, reproductive and community of rural women there laboratory, using qualitative research retaking narrative elements, crosscutting ethnography and participative techniques from the intervention of women working in rotation in the greenhouses of this municipality and owners there. It has been shown that these rural agricultural practices in the area are an important source of income for rural women and their families, however, the employment situation is not conceived in balance with the needs of the workers, from the perspective of the risks they face every day to the detriment of their health. In this sense, it aims to provide a look that invite thinking from academic and institutional spheres, despite a change in the concept we have of rural women since its multiple dimensions, which are not only productive but also social, cultural and political.</p>