Chemical Spraying Board, Flower Farm, Kenya


A board warns Kenyan flower farm workers not to re-enter the area until a safe amount of time has passed. Tight production schedules and poor working practices do not allow workers the luxury of adhering to the rules. Corruption and lax enforcement of national and international safe practice guidelines ensure chemical poisoning is common in the Kenyan flower industry.


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