Colombia Union Leader Speaking Events
SOLIDARITY TOURAmanda Camacho, Colombian Union Leader in Central Florida
Every year for Mother’s Day millions of beautiful cut flowers are bought and sold in the United States… But where do these perfect flowers come from, and how are they produced? Here in the U.S. and abroad, particularly in Colombia, workers in the flower industry, many of whom are women, face a variety of labor problems on a daily basis. Injustices against these workers range from low wages and unpaid overtime to an excessive workload and an unsafe working environment, including exposure to harmful pesticides.
Speaking Events:
May 14, 2-4 p.m.: Apopka
Farm Worker Association of Florida
1264 Apopka Blvd.
Apopka, FL 32703
407-886-5151
May 14, 7:30 p.m.: Gainesville
Civic Media Center
433 S. Main St.
Gainesville, FL 32601
Parking for the CMC is located just to the south at S.E. 5th Ave., or at the courthouse, just north of S.W. 4th Ave., after 7 p.m.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Presented by the Farmworker Association of Florida
the National Farmworker Ministry
Central (Florida) Jobs with Justice
South Florida Jobs with Justice
For more information, please contact:
Jeanie Economos, 407-886-5151 (FWAF)
Denise Diaz, 407-451-2472 (JwJ)