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TitlePublicationDate
Make a green statement with your next bouquetSeattle Times5/3/2008
Group celebrates Mother’s Day at Home by Supporting Working Moms AbroadILRF Press Release4/29/2008
Flower workers reject the Free Trade Agreement between the US and ColombiaMedia Release: Flower Workers Reject the Colombia FTA3/31/2008
Behind Colombia's flower tradeBBC News2/14/2008
Flowers for SalePolicy Innovations (Publication of Carnegie Council)2/14/2008
U.N. Panel: Valentine's Day Rife With Labor IssuesNew York Sun2/14/2008
Valentine’s Day gifts leave a bitter tasteFinancial Times2/14/2008
Local view: Wake up and smell the facts about rosesDuluth News Tribune2/13/2008
Budding MovementPlenty Magazine2/12/2008
Make Sure Your Valentine’s Roses Are GreenBerkeley Daily Planet2/12/2008
A celebration in the name of dignityCorporación Cactus Press Release2/11/2008
Where the rose growsLexington Herald-Ledger2/9/2008
You don't wear them or eat them, but 'organic' flowers are growingInternational Herald Tribune2/5/2008
To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the PlanetNew York Times2/3/2008
Post-poll violence looms over horticulture sectorAllAfrica.com1/30/2008
International Day of Flower Workers: February 14Corporacion Cactus1/22/2008
A Rose Is [Not] a RoseAudobon Magazine1/1/2008
Flower power: A blooming movement for changeCBC NEWS5/9/2007
'Fair Labor' Certification Program to Spotlight Socially Responsible Business PracticesProgressive Grocer3/26/2007
When a Rose is Not a RoseUnited Methodist Women3/21/2007
ILRF joins leaders to announce Fair Labor Practices certification for cut flowersILRF Press Release3/8/2007
Remembering Where Flowers Come From on Valentine's DayLabor Notes2/16/2007
Sweatshop Roses: The Hidden Price of Saying 'I Love You'ABC News2/14/2007
Valentine’s Day: Labor Conditions at US-Owned Plantations Show Hidden Realities of Flower IndustryDemocracy Now2/14/2007
A thorn in those Valentine's Day flowersThe Boston Globe2/13/2007