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The Fariness in Flowers working committee members are planning a series of activities that include fundraising, education and the celebration of international flowers workers day on February 13 2009.
Throughout the rest of this year we will work to support Colombian flower workers who signed a collective bargaining agreement in the month of July.
Untraflores, the colombian national organization for independent flower worker unions, and Dole Fresh Flowers, signed the agreement that will have a positive impact on Sintrasplendor and Untrafragancia union members.
The agreements include extralegal Christmas bonuses, vacation time, cafeteria stipend, etc.
It also includes a salary bonus for all those workers who have gone without a raise. The bonus is a one time payment that goes from $250 up to $400 US Dollars.
Sintrasplendor workers will receive a $15 Dollar monthly raise.
“Workers are satisfied with these agreements, not just because they are important steps to better the economic injustice flower workers face,” said Alejandro Torres, Untraflores representative, “but because workers proved flexible enough to understand the circumstances in which we are negotiating, that we understand that Untraflores is building its strength, to fight the long term struggle for our victories in worker consciousness and organization so in the near future we will be ready to take larger steps.”
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