The Classic Inca Trail has been operating for 50 years and yet the same poor working conditions exist.
Tourists have been accustomed to think that simply because the porters have “jobs” that this is good enough. Will you happily work as a porter with substandard working conditions? Or will you aim to have a higher morale in your workplace?
Listen to Alberto, the president of the Porters Associatin in Cusco, Peru. He shares his first hand experience as a porter. Ask yourself how you can help change this trekking industry to transform itself into a more humane working environment. Being silent or complacent is only contributing further to the ongoing exploitation of porters within the trekking tourism industry. Make a choice to be part of the solution – listen, celebrate, amplify and elevate the porters’ voices.
Video by Scott Montgomery / Galactivate / The Porter Voice Collective