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Law No. 6.749 on guidelines for the rights of women workers in the primary sector within the State of Amazonas.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Amazonas
Document type
Legislation
Date
2024
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Gender Access-to-information Capacity building Credit Agricultural development Agricultural extension Rural employment Education
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. ​
Abstract

This Law establishes the guidelines for the rights of women workers in the primary sector in the State of Amazonas. These guidelines aim to: boost the qualified inclusion of female workers in the primary sector, promoting training in rural employment; prioritize access to agricultural resources, subsidies and public policies in the State for women in the primary sector, heads of rural establishments; provide sustainable socio-economic development of rural establishments headed by women; promote preventive actions and combat gender-based and property violence; guarantee women psychosocial assistance; prioritize rural establishments registered in the name of the female head of household in State land programmes; provide improvements in the quality of education for the children of women working in the primary sector; and provide improvements in practices to maximize agricultural production.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
sapl.al.am.leg.br