She has a busy day ahead, picking roses on the local flower farm, and she wants to impress her new manager.
"But for the remaining 60% of flower farms in Kenya that do not have the Fairtrade reporting structures in place, holding perpetrators to account is complex.
But beyond the vibrant fields of freshly cut roses and chrysanthemums, it`s claimed that workers` rights are being exploited on an industrial scale, with allegations of low pay, unfair dismissals and sexual harassment of the predominantly female workforce.
Jane Ngige, chief executive of the Kenya Flower Council, says that supporting farms to come up with innovative answers to old problems will be the next step forward.
"But for women like Daisy without the reporting structures in place to address violations of workers` rights, she hopes that this role will be a short-term fix.
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