Flower workers need your support. Download this letter and bring to your nearest grocery store or florist. If you would like this letter as a word document, please email eva [at] ilrf.org.

There is also a flyer available here that you can give to your florist to explain options for buying sustainable flowers.

During the week of February 10-17, educators can sign up to participate in the Valentine’s Day in the Classroom campaign. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness about how our Valentine’s Day celebrations here in the US affect cut flower workers around the world.

ILRF has developed a couple of unique lesson plans for educators to use as a way to initiate discussion and learning about cut flower workers' labor rights.

The English translation of this report was edited and shortened significantly by ILRF. To view the full report with references, see Corporacion Cactus’ original Spanish version (PDF doc.)

Omaira Páez Sepúlveda

Cactus Corporation

Bogotá D.C., Colombia, January 2009

Table of Contents

Chapter I : Geneology of the Colombian Floriculture crisis

Chapter II: Global Context

Chapter III: Certainties and Uncertainties of the sector in face of the crisis