Rural Assistance, Mobilisations and Strikes: Sexual Division in Labour Warfare between "Babaçu" Coconut Workers in Brazil
Mutirões, empates e greves. Divisão sexual do trabalho guerreiro entre famílias de quebradeiras de coco babaçu, no Brasil
Entraide, actions collectives et grèves: la division sexuelle de la guerre du travail entre des familles de casseuses de coco babassu, au Brésil

Abstract:

This article deals with a movement of families working in agriculture in the state of Maranhão, in the north east of Brazil, led mainly by women. Their work consists in extracting "babaçu" coconuts, processing them and selling the resulting products. The article focuses on the struggle for agricultural reform and for free access to forestry resources, and on the strategies adopted concerning gender relations at times when conflicts become most serious.

Portugese
Este artigo trata de um movimento de famílias de trabalhadores agro-extrativistas, no estado do Maranhão, Nordeste do Brasil, liderado principalmente por mulheres, tendo na extração, beneficiamento e comercialização do coco babaçu, e dos produtos dele derivados, o seu foco principal. Focaliza a luta pela reforma agrária e pelo acesso livre aos recursos florestais e as estratégias marcadas pelas relações de gênero regis-tradas nos momentos mais agudos dos conflitos.

French
Cet article traite d'un mouvement de familles de travailleurs dans l'extraction agricole, dans l'État du Maranhão, Nordeste du Brésil, dirigé essentiellement par des femmes, dont l'objectif principal est dans l'extraction, la préparation et la commercialisation du coco babassu et des produits dérivés. Il met en lumière la lutte pour la réforme agraire et pour le libre accès aux ressources forestières ainsi que les stratégies empreintes de relations sexuées enregistrées lors des moments les plus aigus des conflits.

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