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There is no other similar standard in all of Spain despite the fact that European regulations recommend its approval..
The Basque Parliament yesterday unanimously approved, coinciding with the International Day of Rural Women, the Law of the New Statute of Women Farmers that seeks to make effective the principle of equality of women and men in the agricultural sector.
The Minister of Economic Development and Competitiveness, Arantza Tapia, has valued in the Basque Chamber the importance of a norm, what he said is “precursor”, Since There is no other similar one in all of Spain despite the fact that European regulations recommend its approval..
“It is a reason for joy and satisfaction”, Tapia stated, who has assured that there has been a “step forward” for advance equality in rural areas, although he has acknowledged that there is still work to do.
Social security
Among other things, The approved Law will make possible the creation of a helpline for Social Security affiliation for women farmers. The aim is to encourage women to be owners or co-owners of the farms in which they already work.. Like this, to promote this shared ownership, women will be given priority when granting grants.
Female presence in decision-making areas
Also, The Law requires that there be a female presence in the decision-making areas of the agricultural world.
These organizations will have four years to increase the presence of women and achieve at least 40% of representativeness established by the Equality Law.
Along with Tapia, two representatives of the group of rural working women have also appeared., Eva López of Arroyabe and Teresa War, who have agreed in stating that this standard is a “historical claim” and now it's time “watch” let it be fulfilled and have a budget.
Structure and content
The Statute prepared by the Vice-Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food policies of the Basque Government have 31 articles, three additional provisions, one repealing provision and four final provisions. It is structured in 6 titles.
Title I, General Provisions, defines the object of the Statute and the principles that inspire it.
Title II deals with women's access to ownership of agricultural holdings. pick up, to give coherence to the text, the requirements established in the Law 19/1995, of 4 of July, of Modernization of Agricultural Farms, after its reform by the Shared Ownership Law, as well as measures to promote women farmers' access to ownership. This Statute encourages farms in which both members of the cohabitation unit work for the farm to benefit from this ownership regime., by prioritizing these farms in the granting of aid and allocations, and also with the establishment of aid for the affiliation of women farmers to Social Security.
Title III deals with the representation of women in the agricultural sector. Three areas of intervention are distinguished here, who receive differential treatment: the administration and its companies; professional organizations and associations, and private companies. All three have a common denominator, make effective the right of women to participate in agrarian politics and be legitimized as valid interlocutors in promoting policies that represent their interests and needs.
Title IV, Social rights, affects a series of areas such as co-responsible conciliation, and violence against women or harassment, which in this sector are produced in a more closed and isolated environment, which makes prevention and care more difficult.
Title V seeks to achieve the visibility and recognition of the work that women have done and do in the agricultural sector. Collects and adapts to this sector what is provided in the Law 4/2005, to try to ensure that the reality of women's work is always taken into account in a sector where they have been especially invisible.
Title VI and last creates a compliance monitoring commission of the provisions of this law. An attempt has been made to give it a technical character.