Call for Tender: Female Farmworkers Conditions in Egypt
Call for Tender: Female farmworkers conditions in Egypt
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, North Africa office
- Background
The agricultural sector employs nearly a third of the world’s workforce, and women account for around 40% of the agricultural workforce. In North Africa, agriculture is a major sector for women’s employment, with 55% of women compared to 23% of men. In Egypt, according to the latest agricultural census in 2010, the total number of women working in the agriculture sector reaches five million, 40% of whom work unpaid for their families.
The dynamism of female farmworkers is linked to the accelerated growth of export-led agriculture policy and the male migration. For women, work in the agricultural sector raised issues related to health and safety conditions, the division of laborlabour locally and internationally, and its relationship to empowering or exploiting women. The conditions of farmworkers and food production are of particular importance considering the current health crisis, fears of a recurrence of a new food crisis and climate changes, adding an additional dimension to the crises in the agriculture workers.
In this regard, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is funding the “Female farmworkers conditions in Egypt” project, focusing on the conditions of work for females in the agriculturein agriculture sector in Egypt, and the intersectionality between gender and economic aspects of this laborlabour market. We imagine that the development of the experiences of women working in the agricultural sector and linking them to the global food system, laborlabour relations, division of laborlabour, representations of the body, food, and health, will provide a theoretical contribution to both gender studies and studies of agricultural and food political economy in Egypt.
- Object of the tender
With the aim to strengthen the resilience of Female farmworkers in EgyptEygpt, through knowledge production and to enhance the awareness about women farmworkers conditions and rights, RLS North Africa Office is seeking to contract civil society organizations to conduct an extensive field work study to reach our an in- depth understanding of socio-economic conditions of female workers.
- General Objectives
Through the field research and the in depth analyses of the socio-economic conditions of female farmworkers the project aim to:
– Examine the socio-economic status of female farmworkers and related public policies.
– Develop a comprehensive contextual analysis of the socio-economic challenges faced by women in agriculture.
– Create an in-depth legal and safety guide to support and streamline efforts addressing the struggles of female agricultural workers in Egypt.
– Raise awareness about the working conditions and rights of women in farming.
– Initiate public discourse on the plight of agricultural workers and the status of rural women in Egypt.
- Target Groups
– Small female farmers, local food producers in Egypt
– Egyptian political decision makers, official bodies, national institution, policy makers
– Egyptian media, NGOs and other civil society organizations
– Egyptian and international researchers in both gender studies and studies of agricultural and food political economy
– Media, NGOs and other civil society organizations in the global North and South
- Methodology
The methodology will be proposed by the organization.
The form and scope of the fieldwork results will be proposed by the organization.
- Proposal, Award and Tender submission deadline
Necessary qualification: Proven experience in research on the above described topic
The order will be issued as a service/or honorarium contract and the proposed organization should submit the following documents:
o CV(s)/profile of those who will conduct the field research and the workshops
o Time Frame taking into consideration that all activities must be completed by November 1, 2024
o price references/honorariums by working day (including taxes)
o short proposal/ outline how the researcher is planning to conduct the research
Submission:
Tenders must be submitted no later than January 29, 2024
Tenders submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Tenders must be submitted to Procurement.NorthAfrica@rosalux.org , with the subject line: Female Farmworkers in Egypt
*Incomplete applications will not be considered.
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Languages
The application and the study outputs can be conducted in French, or Arabic or English. (Translations to other languages will be decided by RLS).
- Contact
Imen Louati
Program Manager Political Ecology | North Africa Regional Office
Address: 55 TER, Rue 1er Juin, Mutuelleville, 1082 Tunis
imen.louati@rosalux.org | www.rosaluxna.org