نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانش‌آموخته کارشناسی ارشد، گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشکده علوم کشاورزی، دانشگاه گیلان، رشت، ایران
2 استادیار اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشکده علوم کشاورزی، دانشگاه گیلان.
3 گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی- دانشگاه گیلان
چکیده
کلیدواژه‌ها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Introduction
In the agricultural and food industry, social life cycle is an emerging field that aims to quantify social impacts such as working conditions, community impacts and human rights concerns. Life cycle assessment in 2009 by publishing guidelines for social life cycle assessment of products and services brought about a new and remarkable development in the field of life cycle assessment. In the current situation where we are moving towards sustainable development and responsible production and consumption, it is not only necessary to pay attention to the improvement of environmental conditions, but also to the improvement of the social conditions of product production. Social life cycle assessment is presented as the most effective technique to assess the social impacts of products during their life cycle.
Materials and methods
The present research was conducted in 1403 in Shaft city of Gilan province in order to investigate the social effects of rice production by using social life cycle assessment. For this purpose, 407 samples from five stakeholder groups of rice mill managers (44 people), rice mill workers (78 people), rice farmers (95 people), rice field workers (95 people) and the local community (95 people), based on sampling. A class appropriate to each group of respondents was selected for this research.
Research findings
In this study, in order to investigate the social effects of rice production, four social indicators: "human rights", "working conditions", "cultural heritage and community development" and "social-economic consequences" were evaluated. The results showed that the social conditions governing the rice production cycle in Shaft city are almost favorable. However, some social indicators such as "working conditions" from the perspective of the stakeholder group of factory workers and rice field workers have an average status, and in the "cultural heritage and community development" index from the perspective of factory workers and rice field workers, they have a weak status and need to be improved.
Conclusion
The results showed that in the index of working conditions, some sub-indices did not have a good score. In the two sub-indices of freedom of association and collective negotiations of employees with the employer and fair rights, the workers of rice fields are not satisfied with these two sub-indices and a large number of workers are unaware of their basic rights, which causes labor disputes and Employers and workers' reluctance to do the work properly and as a result dissatisfaction of both groups. If the wage inequalities and gender gap in this sector are reduced, the living conditions and well-being of households will be significantly improved. Policymakers should prioritize the implementation of labor laws and standards to ensure that workers receive fair wages, better working conditions, and increased social protections. By prioritizing the welfare of workers, the sector can have a more sustainable and responsible workforce. As the satisfaction of workers increases in all aspects, the aspects of social sustainability will also be in more favorable conditions.
کلیدواژه‌ها [English]
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