The study "The impact of Fairtrade on greenhouse workers and access to the East African greenhouse market" is made official with Valentine's Day on February 14th.
The research, which arrives on the occasion of Valentine's Day, describes the positive impacts for workers within Fairtrade certified greenhouses (a consortium based in Padua that is responsible for issuing the fair trade certification mark) as part of the cultivation of roses and their production.
The analysis was aimed at understanding the problems associated with the production of cut roses, a floral product on the market in Italy, which in most cases is imported and linked to cultivation in low-income countries and related to critical situations for workers ,
The study, conducted by Social Policy and Development Consulting Limited, examines 11 greenhouses in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, of which 9 are certified and two are not.
The research draws on contributions from more than 650 workers through surveys and focus groups, as well as interviews with farm management, Fairtrade staff and other floral industry stakeholders.
The study informs a note - assures that workers in Fairtrade greenhouses enjoy higher wages, better working conditions and greater involvement in labor rights and gender equality issues, when compared to their counterparts in other non-profit organisations. certified.
Researchers have found that Fairtrade has a "positive" economic impact on greenhouse workers:
69% report higher wages when compared to their counterparts in non-certified greenhouses.
Furthermore, the study says that the proportion of workers falling into the highest wage category is more than double in Fairtrade greenhouses than in non-certified ones.
