Uganda: 80 Workers Poisoned At Flower Farm

25 October 2016

Wakiso — A number of workers at Royal Van Zanten flower farm in Wakiso District are undergoing treatment over various health complications following alleged exposure to poisonous chemicals at their place of work.

Last Friday, our reporter found some of the workers vomiting helplessly under a tree opposite the gate of the flower farm. A Saracen security guard issued strict orders from the management not to allow anyone into the company premises. Yesterday, the flower farm denied their workers were poisoned.

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