This Mother’s Day, take a moment to consider the mothers who tend, cut, pack, and ship flowers. Colombia is the second largest exporter of flowers, after the Netherlands. 75% of Colombia’s flower exports are destined for the United States. Women in the Colombian flower industry don’t earn enough to support their families, suffer sexual harassment, and are fired when they try to organize to improve wages and conditions. As you’ll see in these short videos created by our partner organization Corporación Cactus, their children are also burdened by the industry:
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Flowers grown, tended, picked, and packed in Colombia, ready for export