The Community Sustainability program is pleased to invite you to the final seminar for 2008. Dr Tahmina Rashid, Program Coordinator, International Development, (RMIT GSSSP), will be presenting on the following topic:

‘Women cotton pickers in Pakistan: Poisonous pesticides and issues of community sustainability in Southern Punjab’

Tahmina’s presentation will explore women’s major role in picking cotton in Pakistan. The cotton industry employs over 10% of the total population in farming and related industries, yet the growers remain landless and the poorest in rural Punjab. Women’s cotton picking work leads to serious health problems, like asthma, TB, lung and throat cancer. This paper will also explore the impact of new bio-technologies on improving women's health, productivity and community sustainability.

All welcome.
Please RSVP to victoria.stead@rmit.edu.au

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