Page Text: VIDEO AND PHOTO REPORT: March to End Slavery in the Fields!
April 6, 2022
Tomas Terraza, farmworker, Homestead (Palm Beach Post): “It’s about justice. We’re fighting for our basic rights in the fields, in construction, in roofing, in many different jobs”… Rev. Kim Robles, Miami Shores Presbyterian Church (Palm Beach Post): “We’re coming because we believe that Jesus was one that always stood with the oppressed and marginalized and it’s our call to do the same,” she said. “I would like to see the entire industry change so we don’t have any more abuses in the fields.” Archbishop Thomas Wenski (NBC-5): “Of course, farmworkers are essential workers… They give an honest day’s work, they want […]
800+ marchers take to the streets of Palm Beach calling on Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program!
April 3, 2022
Fast Company: “If you get a burger from McDonald’s, a sandwich from Subway, or a taco from Taco Bell, you can be assured that the tomatoes on top were picked without forced labor or human rights violations; all have partnered with the Fair Food Program. But one notable fast-food chain has not: Wendy’s…” Like a levee finally giving way to surging flood waters too long denied their path, the COVID-19 pandemic finally, after two, long years, gave way yesterday to hundreds of farmworkers from Immokalee and their Fair Food allies calling on Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program. For […]
FL United Methodist Church Bishop pens powerful letter to Wendy’s Board Chair ahead of major march this weekend!
March 31, 2022
Bishop Kenneth Carter of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church to Wendy’s Board Chair Nelson Peltz: “I have listened to and seen first-hand the work of CIW… I will be praying for you and the corporate leaders of Wendy’s, as you consider an action that would be greatly beneficial to those who do essential labor in our society…” Meanwhile, farmworkers in Immokalee spend the week mass producing banners, flags and theater props for hundreds of participants set to join this Saturday’s March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields… Have you registered yet? With just two days left until farmworkers […]
REGISTER NOW: Thurs. March 31, 5pm, join us live from Immokalee for a webinar on Worker-driven Social Responsibility!
March 28, 2022
Register here to join leaders from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL), Venceremos, and Migrant Justice for an exciting discussion on the many frontiers of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility movement! Seven years ago, dairy workers from Vermont – inspired by the unprecedented success of the innovative, worker-led human rights model launched in 2011 on dozens of Fair Food Program farms – traveled from the snowy northeast to join the CIW in the lead up to the 2015 Concert for Fair Food, shadowing their CIW colleagues as they organized in Immokalee and across the country. […]
Limited-edition, handmade posters celebrating CIW’s anti-slavery efforts available now!
March 17, 2022
Just in time for CIW’s upcoming “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” on April 2, Bay Area movement artist and longtime ally David Solnit created and donated these beautiful limited-edition, handmade posters to help raise funds for the march. They are available now from $50-$100 sliding scale — click here to place your order. With just weeks left until Immokalee farmworkers and their families hit the road for the major “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” in Palm Beach, CIW leaders have been hard at work making sure the final preparations are in order, from packing action […]
ORGANIZING REPORT: Miami, West Palm Beach region allies make plans for major Wendy’s march next month!
March 15, 2022
Farmworker leaders meet with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami — representing over half a million Catholics in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties — and receive his blessing and full support for the upcoming major action in Palm Beach! PLUS: Kerry Kennedy pledges to march alongside CIW for the “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” on April 2! Ready to march with us, too? Register now! With less than three weeks to go before farmworkers and hundreds of Floridians come together for the “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” on April 2, word of the CIW’s […]
Shareholders step up demands for real human rights protections in Wendy’s supply chain ahead of annual meeting!
March 9, 2022
CIW, shareholders issue press release announcing publication of Investor Advisory critical of Wendy’s failure to: respond meaningfully to shareholder resolution that garnered over 95% of shares voted at last year’s annual meeting; engage in good faith on shareholders’ legitimate human rights concerns; and join the Fair Food Program, the gold standard for human rights in the food industry today joined by all of Wendy’s main competitors… Deborah B. Goldberg, Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General: “As State Treasurer, I am concerned about the integrity of a public company’s governance process. Wendy’s failure to honor a majority shareholder proposal on the issue of […]
Three Ways to Support Farmworkers on April 2
March 7, 2022
1) If you’re in Florida, march shoulder-to-shoulder with Immokalee farmworkers on Saturday, April 2, in Palm Beach to help end forced labor and other human rights abuses in the fields. Register for the 5-mile march today! 2) If you live outside of Florida, plan a solidarity protest outside of your local Wendy’s. Sign up here to join Fair Food allies taking action from New York City to San Francisco! 3) If you’re unable to participate in person, you can join our campaign to raise $10,000 to fund a charter bus of farmworkers from Immokalee to Palm Beach and purchase water and meals for […]
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers stands with the people of Ukraine as tanks roll again in Europe…
March 2, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, February 27, 2022: “This is the beginning of a war… against democracy, against basic human rights, against a global order of law, rules and peaceful coexistence.” ************************ The Fair Food Program, and Worker-driven Social Responsibility more broadly, are 21st century models for worker voice and participation in the enforcement of fundamental human rights in the workplace. For their expansion and their success – for their very existence – they depend on the presence of a viable civil society and the rule of law. Below is our reflection on the growing contest between autocracy and democracy on the […]
The Fair Food Program website has a new look!
February 23, 2022
As part of the year-long celebration of the FFP’s first decade of groundbreaking progress in the fields, we’re upgrading the FFP’s digital presence, too! In addition to the new look, we’ve made a few changes to the site that reflect how much the Program has grown since it first launched. These additions include new pages just for growers, buyers, and consumers, and a page for our brand new category of partners: Fair Food Sponsors. The new Fair Food Program site will be a one-stop shop for information about the Fair Food Program, including the most up-to-date list of […]