abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

6 Aug 2008

Author:
Charity Ryerson and Cecily Harwitt, USLEAP

Victories in the Flower Industry at Long Last! [Colombia]

The contract signed at Splendor Flowers last week brings to a triumphant close [a] publicized battle for labor rights in Colombia...Last year, Dole, Splendor’s owner, closed one of the subsidiary’s two farms in response to the strong union organizing that was going on...[An] arbitration tribunal came to a close...when workers signed a contract that includes significant improvements in conditions and wages...Another contract was signed at a Dole Plantation following a two-year struggle. Members of the Untrafragancia union are now entitled to...additional pay for fumigation workers who are exposed to hazardous chemicals...