Publications

A VALENTINE'S DAY REPORT: Worker Justice and Basic Rights on Flower Plantations in Colombia and Ecuador

Publication Date: 

February 13, 2007

Colombia and Ecuador Dominate U.S. Flower Market

  • Colombia is the largest flower exporter to the U.S., followed by Ecuador. Approximately

    60% of all flowers sold in the U.S. come from Colombia. A third of Ecuador’s yearly production is exported to the U.S. for Valentine’s Day.

Poverty Wages, Long Hours, Unhealthy Conditions, Sexual Harassment Afflict Workers

  • Workers earn poverty-level wages, making less than half of what is needed to meet basic needs

Download Anti-Wal-Mart Sweatshop Postcards (Color)

Publication Date: 

January 1, 2007

ILRF has produced postcards that you can distribute to family, friends, Wal-Mart shoppers and others that you would like to educate about Wal-Mart's use of sweatshops.

You can download the double sided 2 to a page either in color or grayscale.

ILRF also can fill bulk orders in English and Spanish. Contact trina.tocco [at] ilrf.org (Trina) if you would like to order more postcards.

Download Anti-Wal-Mart Sweatshop Postcards (Color)

Publication Date: 

January 1, 2007

ILRF has produced postcards that you can distribute to family, friends, Wal-Mart shoppers and others that you would like to educate about Wal-Mart's use of sweatshops.

You can download the double sided 2 to a page either in color or grayscale.

ILRF also can fill bulk orders in English and Spanish. Contact trina.tocco [at] ilrf.org (Trina) if you would like to order more postcards.

Decent Work: The Cambodian Garment Industry

Publication Date: 

January 1, 2007

This report is based on research undertaken with garment workers in 2006. It asks whether or not the development of the garment industry in Cambodia has led to the creation of decent work. It also identifies what measures can be taken to ensure that the industry is not built on undermining labour rights and the principles of decent work - employment creation, equality between men and women, social dialogue, rights at work and social protection.

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