Whereas Colombia is the second largest exporter of flowers worldwide, with an industry value of $1,300,000,000; Whereas 77 percent of the flowers exported from Colombia are imported into the United States; Whereas Colombian flower workers and flower workers in other flower-producing countries face daily health risks from contact with pesticides; Whereas three of the pesticides used in close proximity to Colombian flower workers have been found to be extremely toxic, and others have been found to be carcinogenic and are restricted for use in the United States; Whereas such pesticides can cause serious health impacts, including blood and skin cancer, and the repetitive motions involved in flower cultivation, picking, and processing can lead to other health conditions; Whereas many female flower workers in Colombia must take pregnancy tests and use birth control in order to gain or maintain employment, reportedly due to their proximity to pesticides that can cause birth defects and health risks for pregnant women; Whereas the labor force of the Colombian flower-production industry is predominantly female, one-third of whom are single mothers; Whereas Colombian flower workers work from 12 to 22 hours per day, six days a week, from Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day, while earning pay that is insufficient to allow them to rise out of poverty; Whereas workloads and production goals for Colombian flower workers have progressively increased over the years since the beginning of the flower-production industry in Colombia in the mid-1960s; Whereas Colombian flower workers have been denied their rights to collectively organize, bargain, or strike; Whereas the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights, signed on April 7, 2011, was designed to improve labor conditions for workers in Colombia across various sectors; Whereas the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations has suggested revisions to the plan in order to ensure worker safety in Colombia