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US Department of Labor lifts up Fair Food Program as national model for eradicating forced labor!

US Department of Labor lifts up Fair Food Program as national model for eradicating forced labor!

CIW's unparalleled experience in combatting -- and, most importantly, preventing -- modern-day slavery in agriculture offers lessons for growers, buyers, and human rights activists alike in USDOL's widely-watched virtual panel; Miguel Rios, Regional Agricultural Enforcement Coordinator with the USDOL: The Fair Food Program "is something every grower and food retailer should be a part of.  The program's success is absolutely undeniable." >> Read More
SAVE THE DATE: Farmworkers, allies to converge in Palm Beach, Florida, for major Wendy’s action on April 2, 2022! 

SAVE THE DATE: Farmworkers, allies to converge in Palm Beach, Florida, for major Wendy’s action on April 2, 2022! 

  [caption id="attachment_35065" align="aligncenter" width="814"] Over 500 farmworkers and consumers march in support of the Wendy's Boycott through the posh streets of Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida. March 2016.[/caption] Get ready, Fair Food Nation!  Major Wendy’s Boycott mobilization will bring the fight for farmworkers' fundamental human rights to Palm Beach, hometown of Wendy's Board Chair Nelson Peltz and the >> Read More
“The Next Supper:” New book on the future of food features CIW, Fair Food Program!

“The Next Supper:” New book on the future of food features CIW, Fair Food Program!

New book "a searing expose of the restaurant industry, and a path to a better, safer, happier meal"; Author Mintz: "The victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are based on getting people to give a damn.  That's what grassroots movements need from us"; Reviewer: "A former line cook turned crusading food writer, Mintz looks deep into the dark heart >> Read More
Growing wave of brutal modern-day slavery operations in agriculture prompts renewed calls for expansion of Fair Food Program

Growing wave of brutal modern-day slavery operations in agriculture prompts renewed calls for expansion of Fair Food Program

[caption id="attachment_34904" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Officials from the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and state and local law enforcement officers speak at a news conference in Waycross, Georgia on Monday, November 22, to announce indictments in the case of U.S. v. Patricio et al.[/caption] Atlanta Journal-Constitution: >> Read More
Ten years of Fair Food in the books…  What might the next decade hold?

Ten years of Fair Food in the books… What might the next decade hold?

[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://ciw-online.org/wp-content/uploads/10-years-V2.mp4"][/video]   The first decade of the Fair Food Program has been a steady climb of progress punctuated by spectacular moments of victory, and a growing recognition of the effectiveness of the new worker-driven movement for human rights.  In just ten years, the Fair Food Program has grown to include fourteen major buyers, covering tens of thousands >> Read More
Gift-match Alert!: Help protect workers’ rights across the globe in 2022 and see the power of your gift doubled today!

Gift-match Alert!: Help protect workers’ rights across the globe in 2022 and see the power of your gift doubled today!

Longtime CIW ally Travis McConnell has generously offered to match the last $10,000 in donations in our end of year drive... If you make a contribution TODAY, your donation — and impact — will be doubled!  The novel coronavirus has taught its hosts many tough lessons in the course of its short, but brutal, time on the planet, but perhaps >> Read More
Another world is possible…

Another world is possible…

Because the CIW was launched in Immokalee nearly 30 years ago, we’ve seen the Fair Food family grow as new generations join us and bring their own children into the movement.  Young people who first learned about farmworker exploitation through the Student/Farmworker Alliance on their college campus two decades ago are now parents themselves, pushing art-adorned strollers in multi-mile marches. >> Read More
Protecting farmworkers on the frontlines of climate change

Protecting farmworkers on the frontlines of climate change

Lupe Gonzalo: “For years, those with greater economic and political power have taken on a great debt from Nature. The moment has arrived to pay the price, but the least powerful and poorest in society are those that are having to pay…  For vulnerable communities like ours, we have to find solutions together to protect ourselves against the effects of >> Read More
New video from Phoenix, AZ, provides timely reminder that a preventable police killing can never be justified…

New video from Phoenix, AZ, provides timely reminder that a preventable police killing can never be justified…

[caption id="attachment_34654" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Banner petition, signed by over 1,000 Immokalee community members, declares that "An injury to one is an injury to all" and demands accountability for the wrongful death of single father and Immokalee farmworker Nicolas Morales.[/caption] Video of recent police shooting in Phoenix, AZ, provides timely, real-world demonstration of the actions and decisions Collier County Sheriff's Office >> Read More