{"id":12482,"date":"2020-08-08T17:48:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T17:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=12482"},"modified":"2020-08-08T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T17:48:10","slug":"sh8-million-worth-of-aid-to-cushion-flower-workers-from-covid-19-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/sh8-million-worth-of-aid-to-cushion-flower-workers-from-covid-19-effects","title":{"rendered":"Sh8 million worth of aid to cushion flower workers from COVID-19 effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Sara Okuoro\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Civil Society Organisations under Hivos East Africa\u2019s East Africa\u2019s Women@Work\u00a0\u00a0Campaign and the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) have dispatched food packages and mobile money transfers worth approximately Sh8 million to workers in selected flower farms.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 7,500 workers in the flower sector are set to receive the rations as a relief measure due to disruption of income as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of permanent workers were sent home on paid and unpaid leave during the month of March and April, while seasonal workers have been rendered jobless.\u00a0Although most flower farms, in recent weeks, have recalled their workers as exports to various markets continue to pick up, many are still at home and unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>The flower sub-sector employs over 200, 000 workers employed directly on the farms across the country. \u201cWe have been implementing projects with the flower farms under our East Africa\u2019s\u00a0Women@Work\u00a0 programme &#8211; which advocates for good working conditions for workers in horticulture.<\/p>\n<p>It is only prudent for us to extend some support to the workers in this extraordinary period,\u201d said Hivos East Africa\u2019s Regional Director, Mendi Njonjo.\u00a0A study by Hivos East Africa on the effects of Corana Virus on women working in horticulture showed that majority of workers were struggling to buy food and worried about loss of income.<\/p>\n<p>Even as COVID-19 effects continue to ravage, Hivos says it is important to include human rights, such as protection of the vulnerable and respect of human dignity to not only curtail the spread of the virus but also cushion and safeguard women workers who stand to be the most affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flower industry is also one of the largest employers in the Kenya. The industry has an immerse pool of highly skilled labour\u201d says Clement Tulezi, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Flower Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkers are the backbone of the flower industry. KFC is delighted that this a simple gesture to demonstrate how much workers are valued and their contribution appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Agriculture and Food Authority reported that Kenya\u2019s earnings from horticulture exports, including flowers, fruits and vegetable, fell 7 percent in 2019 to Sh142.72 from Sh154.7 billion in 2018, mainly due to lower prices of flowers at the auction in the Netherlands.\u00a0The flower sector is expected to bounce back once restrictions around the globe on COVID-19 are lifted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Sara Okuoro\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Civil Society Organisations under Hivos East Africa\u2019s East Africa\u2019s Women@Work\u00a0\u00a0Campaign and the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) have dispatched food packages and mobile money transfers worth approximately Sh8 million to workers in selected flower farms. 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