When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A community is sick when those who feed it lack basic rights to feed their families.
- In plain terms
- If workers who feed the world cannot feed families, the community is sick.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect workers' basic rights to ensure community health.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What responsibilities do farmers have?
- How do rights affect food security?
Another view
Individual choices might address hunger without systemic rights.
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