Seasonal Work, Little Money

As many as 78 percent of the population in central and western Tunisia can barely afford a day’s meal and many families depend on casual work in the fields to earn a living. With climate change that is affecting the region, even the 7 Tunisian Dinars (about US$4) they would get for a day’s work are not guaranteed. Warda, a mother of 11 in her late fifties, says her work is very seasonal and she only works a few months a year and spends the rest at home wondering how she will make ends meet.