{"id":677,"date":"2019-07-24T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T05:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?p=677"},"modified":"2019-07-24T05:30:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T05:30:32","slug":"farmers-major-group-statement-on-sdg-8-at-hlpf-2019-united-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?p=677","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Major Group Statement on SDG 8 at HLPF 2019, United Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am Wali Haider from Roots for Equity, Pakistan representing Farmers Major Group and the co-chair of APRCEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-e1563945833253-1024x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"680\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=680\" class=\"wp-image-680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-e1563945833253-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-e1563945833253-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-e1563945833253-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-e1563945833253.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Goal 8 on decent work is of extreme importance to farmers. It\nis the farmers who provide food to the entire globe yet they and their\nfamilies, their children live in hunger suffering from malnourishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world we live in remains immensely beset by inequalities and\ninequities. Inequalities are in fact widening: in 2018, the world\u2019s 26 richest\npeople own as much as the poorest 50%. This reality persists as states serve\nthe interest of the elite, especially mega corporations to tilt tax, trade and\ninvestment regimes for amassing their obscene wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TRIPS and AoA agreement of WTO are furthering the condition of\nfarmers with high cost of production and patent regime. Farmers deserve fair\nand equal rights especially the right to determine the price of the products\nthey sell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Goal 8 is to be truly transformative, we must invest on youth,\nwomen and men to move out of low-paying, informal, insecure, vulnerable work as\nwell as to extreme price volatility for the farmers. We promote a rights-based\nand human-centered employment policy that will create decent jobs that will\nfully respect farmers\u2019 rights. Decent work is integral to sustainable\ndevelopment by eradicating poverty, addressing inequality and ensuring\nproductivity growth with a just transition for climate justice as well as promotion\nof farmers-driven innovation. There is an urgent need for a Universal Labor\nGuarantee based on fundamental workers\u2019 rights to ensure adequate living wages,\nand safety of workplaces for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Development Justice Framework seeks to address the pervasive\ninjustice we face today through the Five Foundational Shifts &#8212; Redistributive\nJustice, Economic Justice, Social Justice, Environmental Justice and\nAccountability to the Peoples. Guided by these principles, we commit to\nstrengthen our movements and organizations, harness people power and demand\naccountability and justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thank you Sir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am Wali Haider from Roots for Equity, Pakistan representing Farmers Major Group and the co-chair of APRCEM. 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