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[PDF] Growing Pains: The human cost of cut flowers in British supermarkets
Women workers comprise the majority of employees in the flower industry in developing countries such as Colombia and Kenya. They are exposed to a toxic cocktail of chemicals... Supermarkets such as Marks & Spencer and Tesco source flowers from Colombia, while Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose [part of John Lewis Partnership] buy from Kenya... Working conditions on many flower farms are dismal,even on those farms with ethical certification such as Florverde in Colombia... [refers to environmental & labour standards developed by Kenya Flower Council & Asocolflores (Association of Colombian Flower Exporters); also refers to Asda (part of Wal-Mart), Dole]