Do Titus Land Expeditions care for their porters?
A11: Titus Land Expeditions pays our porters better wages than all of our competitors. We are enthusiastic supporters on porters rights and have contributed regularly to campaigns such as Porters Inka an (Peru Porters Project) www.peruweb.org/porters. However improving porter welfare is not just about paying fair wages. It is important that the porters have adequate food, a warm dry place to sleep and access the medical attention just the same as any other member of the group. The wages that the porters get paid are by no means high by Western standards but you have to look at wages relative to other professions in Peru. A school teacher gets paid the equivalent of about US$200 per month and has trained for 5 years to become professional. A porter, if he departs 4 times a month receives just a little less than this if you include his tips. Most porters are seasonal workers and have no formal qualifications. For just 16 days work per month they receive wages similar to a teacher. Althou
