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Flowers that make a difference: How fair wages are changing the lives of workers

Kenya is the fourth largest cut flower producer after Netherlands, Colombia and Ecuador.

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Flower farms put workers on contracts

Flower farmers in Naivasha are opting for seasonal employment in a bid to reduce the expensive labour that has been identified as one of the biggest challenges facing the horticultural sector.

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Union decries poor employment terms at flower firms

Says workers locked out of annual pay rise and retirement benefits.

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Unions seek review of flower workers terms

Farm workers left at the mercy of employers as they cannot be represented by unions. Union leaders vow to address issue amicably.

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Flower industry slowly recovering from history of abuse, sexual harassment

Flower farmers were accused of mistreating and underpaying their workers, forcing various consumer bodies and human rights activists to intervene.

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