Consultation on agriculture workers and the right to food in
Geneva
Consultation
on agriculture workers and the right to food was held in Geneva on 28th
of February 2018. : CSR, LST and NAFSO representing civil
society organizations in Sri Lanka summated statements about land grabbing,
fisheries, small scale farmers and plantation workers in relation to right to
food.
Some decisions were taken and participants
came to some agreements in the meeting. Participants decided to focus on the
Agriculture Workers in the report of this year. Mrs. Hilal Elver, UN special
rapporteur admitted the important of preparing 2 reports related to the developed
countries and developing countries after considering the statements of the
representatives who came from developing countries.
The special rapporter usually had prepared
only one report in relation to this component but she agreed to prepare 2
reports because of the intervention of the developing countries in the meeting.
UN special rapporture thoroughly considered the burning issues such as land
grabbing, urbanization due to various reasons, labour exploitation, and market
issues related to the small scale produces in Sri Lanka. She will give a space
for those issues in her reports. She agreed to submit first report in October
2018 and second report will be submitted in March 2019. Mr. Pradeep
Wanigasuriya participated representing National Fisheries Solidarity Movement
in the event.
