Women@Work Photo: Leonard Faustle ABOUT Publications Latest Resources Latest Women@Work Publications Latest Resources News / January 18, 2021 Evaluating the Citizen Agency Consortium story / November 18, 2020 Hivos East Africa’s Citizen Agency Consortium Cafe News / November 9, 2020 For menstruation’s sake: menstrual care provisions for women flower farm workers in Uganda News / November 9, 2020 Addressing maternity protections and the silence around infant loss at the workplace News / November 2, 2020 Freedom through financial literacy, a Ugandan story News / October 12, 2020 Restoring dignity through transforming language News / August 10, 2020 Union: farmworkers should get US-dollar wages News / August 10, 2020 Technology set to change agriculture practices post-COVID lockdowns News / August 10, 2020 Fifteen women farmers join Food for Export Masterclass 2020 News / June 18, 2020 6,000 jobs on the line on horticulture farms News / June 18, 2020 Collective bargaining circus continues News / June 18, 2020 Gender-based violence risk spikes on farms story / June 9, 2020 Implementing sexual harassment policies on flower farms News / May 15, 2020 A sector worth billions whose employees now lack food and jobs News / May 11, 2020 Covid-19: Farmworkers excluded from government cushion News / May 9, 2020 COVID-19: workers call for OSHE legislation News / May 7, 2020 COVID-19 ravages women’s jobs on horticulture farms News / April 30, 2020 COVID-19: Horticulture farmworkers cry out for help News / April 21, 2020 Ugandan flower farms and schools join forces to tackle HIV/AIDS News / April 6, 2020 Standing strong with a positive attitude: interview with Esther Nekambi News / April 4, 2020 Promoting women rights in flower farms is good for business News / April 2, 2020 CSR Africa: A tool to improve the flower farms’ social performance and rights of workers News / March 31, 2020 Audits in flower farms: belying the truth News / March 29, 2020 Campaign leaves major footprints in transforming the welfare of women working in floriculture sector News / March 27, 2020 Covid-19 lockdown and human dignity News / March 25, 2020 Ramifications of COVID-19 for workers at the beginning of the supply chain opinion / March 24, 2020 Ramifications of COVID-19 for workers at the beginning of the supply chain News / March 20, 2020 COVID-19: Message to our partners News / March 18, 2020 Ratify ILO Convention governments urged News / March 15, 2020 No end in sight for workers in the floriculture industry News / February 26, 2020 Producer of the Year Award News / November 28, 2019 A living wage: the difference between living and surviving News / November 21, 2019 Success story: strengthening women’s leadership and setting up gender committees in Rwanda News / November 12, 2019 Celebrating the fruits of negotiation training story / October 28, 2019 A living wage: the difference between living and surviving News / October 7, 2019 Blog: Connecting the dots, key lessons from the campaign News / September 19, 2019 Hazvinei breaks the glass ceiling News / September 11, 2019 Blog: Trade unions to the rescue News / September 10, 2019 Majority farmworkers in Zimbabwe live on less that 25c a day News / September 9, 2019 Where are we: a factsheet News / September 6, 2019 Change Lab revolutionizes horticulture industry in Malawi News / September 5, 2019 Annual horticulture reporting awards to be launched News / September 2, 2019 Ethiopian parliament passes law on sexual harassment News / August 28, 2019 “Give me a chance to lead” News / August 6, 2019 Blog: Tackling rape, discrimination: Women’s Committee to the rescue blog / July 30, 2019 CSR Africa portal blooms at the Kenyan flower fair News / July 30, 2019 Blog: CSR Africa portal blooms at the Kenyan flower fair News / July 29, 2019 Blog: Are we keeping up? News / July 12, 2019 AWCFS: Employees are happier at Fairtrade certified farms News / July 11, 2019 AWCFS: Initiative tipped to address gender inequalities in the cut flower industry News / July 9, 2019 AWCFS: Proposed changes in law set out to protect workers against sexual harassment News / June 19, 2019 AWCFS: Treaty to end workplace violence and harassment ready for adoption by ILO News / June 17, 2019 Let us make the workplace safer for women News / May 27, 2019 AWCFS: All is not lost for women in lucrative flower business News / May 20, 2019 Flowers everywhere but not a rose for mom! News / May 18, 2019 Farmworkers in Zimbabwe bemoan poverty wages News / May 16, 2019 Women farmworkers bear the brunt of casualization in Zimbabwe News / May 15, 2019 “You don’t need a title to be a leader” News / May 13, 2019 Women@Work Campaign uplifting farm workers’ conditions News / May 1, 2019 AWCFS: There is no silver bullet to improve plight of flower farm workers News / April 25, 2019 Rwanda Women’s Network assesses the implementation of SDG8: decent work News / April 11, 2019 AWCFS: NOPE Uganda rolls out an initiative to twin schools with flower farms News / March 28, 2019 AWCFS: Women working in flower farms want corporate social responsibility News / March 18, 2019 AWCFS: Women working in flower farms often denied maternity leave News / March 15, 2019 AWCFS: UN meeting puts spotlight on lived experiences of women workers News / March 14, 2019 AWCFS: Positive turn around as flower farms establish gender committees News / March 11, 2019 Women@Work Campaign hosts three side events at CSW News / March 6, 2019 More than defying the odds to create a gender equal world News / March 5, 2019 #BalanceforBetter on International Women’s Day 2019 News / February 27, 2019 AWCFS: Kenyan flower sector to work on guiding principles on business and human rights News / February 19, 2019 “Ms President” contest: looking for leaders, not beauty queens News / February 18, 2019 Fair pay, a thorny issue in flower farms News / February 12, 2019 Hivos East Africa partners in a TV reality show to strengthen women leadership News / December 18, 2018 Uganda still operates on a minimum wage that was set in 1984 News / October 1, 2018 Towards having women in influential roles in flower farms story / August 6, 2018 Women front and center News / July 9, 2018 Personal Story: From flower picker to union leader story / July 6, 2018 From flower picker to union leader News / June 6, 2018 Press release: Hivos, True Price and Ufadhili Trust launch CSR Africa News / March 29, 2018 Tackling sexual harassment in East African flower farms News / December 2, 2017 Hivos out in force during #16Days of activism News / December 1, 2017 Blog: Workplace policies that promote gender equality and fight HIV/AIDS blog / December 1, 2017 Workplace policies that promote gender equality and fight HIV/AIDS News / October 2, 2017 Personal Story: Never working anywhere else again! News / August 31, 2017 Towards living wages in African horticulture value chains News / August 31, 2017 Towards living wages in African horticulture value chains blog / August 15, 2017 CoFFEE is Cool News / June 14, 2017 Blog: Ethiopia projected as the fastest growing economy in Africa but lacks a minimum wage News / June 5, 2017 Blog: SDGs promise a lot for women; but what have we achieved? News / February 14, 2017 Blog: Flower farm workers are yet to benefit from the sector despite increased revenues News / December 1, 2016 Bridges helps move the decent work agenda forward News / November 27, 2016 The Living Wage Lab celebrates its first birthday News / June 16, 2016 Bridges regional campaigns for migrant domestic workers News / June 2, 2016 New website on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Southern Africa
