‘We are all sisters’: Salt harvesting offers women lifeline in Yemen

Basins for harvesting sea salt in Al Mukalla, Yemen.
Basins for harvesting sea salt in Al Mukalla, Yemen. © AFP

The traditional harvesting of salt is one of the few areas of employment dominated by women in Yemen, with the know-how passed down from mother to daughter. Now, with the country ravaged by war, the industry is providing a much-needed economic lifeline.

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