Film Budget

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Flower Workers/Ecuador on Democracy Now!

Radio Interview with

• Ross Wehner, wrote article in Mother Jones "Deflowering Ecuador" which documents the harsh conditions faced by workers in Ecuador's booming rose industry. Wehner said "workers are paying a heavy price for the roses Americans will present to their loved ones on Feb. 14.
• Diego Bonifaz, Mayor of Cayambe.

on Democracy Now!.

and:

"We Don't Want to Be a North American Colony": Thousands Rally in Quito, Ecuador to Protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas

If we want to incorporate what we hear into the film, we can order videos of the interviews from the Democracy Now! website.

Ecuador's Flower Industry

Mother Jones: Deflowering Ecuador

more information on Ecuador:
W.H.O. and PAHO

(via Dana)

Flights to Quito

Continental Tickets: $780

(via Anica)

Banana Plantations (via Anica)

According to the BBC, Ecuador is the largest exporter of bananas in the world.

Human Rights Watch reports on the dangers of banana plantation work, including very low rate of unionization, high child labor, and toxic chemicals.

Also interesting - a BBC documentary on the oild industry, featuring Ecuador and Angola. Perhaps we could screen it on our documentary night.

Quito Film Meeting Notes 1/24/06

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