Florida Nursery Workers Demand Binding Labor Protections

Florida nursery workers demand binding labor protections

Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. On Valentine’s Day, as shoppers across the country filled carts with orchids, anthuriums, and heart-shaped succulents, plant nursery workers gathered in South Florida with a different message: The houseplant boom that began during the pandemic is thriving on their labor…

A proven model enters a new industry: Florida plant nursery workers make case for Worker-driven Social Responsibility to end longstanding abuses

WeCount! members marching alongside the CIW and allies during the CIW’s March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields in 2022 As WeCount! released a major new report exposing labor abuses in the plant nursery industry, the South Florida-based worker organization took the next step — announcing a collaboration with the CIW to build Sembrando Justicia (Planting Justice), a worker-driven human rights program for the nursery sector. Miami Herald: “[Plan…