102 lines
3.4 KiB
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102 lines
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abstract: 'The cut flower industry is one of Kenya''s fastest growing foreign
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exchange earners. The industry is dominated by large-scale sophisticated
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outfits, growing mainly flowers in greenhouses. Employer-employee
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relations in flower plantations at times develop in the context of
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infringement of human, social, and labour rights. Recurrent problems
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such as exposure to toxic chemicals without appropriate protective gear
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and employment terms are rarely addressed. Consequently, women who are
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normally employed as unskilled workers in flower production greenhouses
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are more vulnerable. In order to change the prevailing inequality and
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allow equal relations in flower industry, it is necessary to understand
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details of the current situation. The study aimed at mapping existing
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data on gender concerns in cut flower sub-sector, with the view of
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offering suggestions for establishment of proactive gender policies and
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gender mainstreaming frameworks. Secondary sources of data were used to
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gather information. A combination of library/internet search and desk
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study was used to ensure exhaustion of access to existing data. The
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contents of the documents accessed were analysed systematically to
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reveal the key dimensions presented in the data. This study traced a
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wide range of gender concerns covering four main themes; gender rights
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and participation, gender and employment, gender and sexual harassment
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and gender in small holder flower value chain. For the code of conduct
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to be effective, it must be gender sensitive with a continual process of
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awareness raising and improvement with an ultimate aim of fostering a
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work environment where the social and economic rights of workers are
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respected. This requires an education process of management and workers
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on recognising that improving labour conditions through gender sensitive
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policies and frameworks would enhance productivity and quality of work.
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It is in the interest of all stakeholders, including the government,
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trade unions, workers, among others, to ensure that this occurs.'
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affiliation: 'Miriti, LC (Corresponding Author), Natl Hort Res Ctr, Kenya Agr Res
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Inst, POB 220-01000, Thika, Kenya.
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Miriti, L. C.; Gikaara, D. M.; Gitonga, J., Natl Hort Res Ctr, Kenya Agr Res Inst,
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POB 220-01000, Thika, Kenya.
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Waiganjo, M. M., Dept Agr Livestock \& Fisheries, Kiambu, Kiambu County, Kenya.'
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author: Miriti, L. C. and Gikaara, D. M. and Gitonga, J. and Waiganjo, M. M.
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author-email: lydiahmiriti@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Miriti
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given: L. C.
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- family: Gikaara
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given: D. M.
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- family: Gitonga
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given: J.
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- family: Waiganjo
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given: M. M.
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booktitle: I INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORNAMENTALS IN AFRICA
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1077.9
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editor: Wesonga, JM and Opiyo, AM
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files: []
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isbn: 978-94-62610-70-5
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issn: 0567-7572
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keywords: flowers; Kenya; existing data; gender relations; large scale
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language: English
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note: '1st International Symposium on Ornamentals in Africa, Naivasha, KENYA,
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SEP 09-13, 2013'
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number-of-cited-references: '14'
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pages: 95-104
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papis_id: 4233bbceb3133329f581a8e9731a016b
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ref: Miriti2015mappinggender
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series: Acta Horticulturae
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Mapping Gender Concerns in Cut-Flower Value Chains in Kenya
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type: proceedings
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unique-id: WOS:000378329000009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '11'
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volume: '1077'
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web-of-science-categories: Horticulture
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year: '2015'
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