Workers in Kenyan flower farms have been urged to report cases of gender-based violence. Nancy Baraza, the chairperson of the Technical Working Group on Gender Based Violence including Femicide, said reports indicate a high prevalence of GBV in flower farms.
She expressed concerns that many of the cases go unreported, making it impossible for the authorities to bring the culprits to book and stem the incidents.
Women make up about 70 percent of the workforce in the flower farms and often report power imbalances, job insecurity and limited reporting avenues, making them vulnerable to exploitation amid the high levels of joblessness in the country.
Kenyan flower farms are some of the largest globally, estimated to contribute around one per cent to the country's Gross Domestic Product. Research conducted in 2022 indicated that female floriculture workers experience high rates of sexual harassment and other forms of workplace violence.
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