July 20, 2008
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Group Celebrates Mother’s Day at Home by Supporting Working Moms Abroad

Date: 05-01-2008
Type: activism
Categories: Human Rights / Workplace Issues
Source: International Labor Rights Forum
The International Labor Rights Forum is hosting the Mother’s Day Roses Raffle to offer people throughout the United States a chance to send a special gift to a loved one while also advancing the rights of women in the Latin American rose industry.

There are 40,000 flower workers in Ecuador and over 100,000 in Colombia, working to grow, harvest, and package the roses and carnations sold in the United States. More than half of them are women who commonly face labor rights violations including sexual harassment, pesticide-related illnesses, and forced pregnancy testing. Proceeds from the raffle will support the legal, health and safety, and advocacy work done through ILRF's Fairness in Flowers Campaign.

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Organization:
International Labor Rights Forum
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