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U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights “impressed” with Fair Food Program, says “merits of [FFP] are clear” for workers, business!

U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights “impressed” with Fair Food Program, says “merits of [FFP] are clear” for workers, business!

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UN: Fair Food Program "innovatively addresses core worker concerns," has "independent and robust enforcement mechanism," addresses "governance gaps relating to labour issues" At a press conference in Washington, DC, last week, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights issued its formal end-of-visit statement publicizing the Group's initial findings from its 10-day mission to the United States. The goal of >> Read More

New article profiles Fair Food Standards Council, Sarasota-based watchdog organization tasked with monitoring compliance with Fair Food Code of Conduct…

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Former New York State Supreme Court Judge Laura Safer Espinoza (above), Executive Director of the new third-party monitor, tells Sarasota Herald Tribune, "it's an honor and a privilege to be part of a moment in history when buyers and growers and workers come together to rectify an historic injustice." The CIW's Fair Food Program (FFP) -- a unique collaboration among >> Read More
Fair Food Program Changes the Norm: Confronting Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Fields

Fair Food Program Changes the Norm: Confronting Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Fields

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Fair Food Program Changes the Norm: Confronting Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Fields "It happens so much it's kind of normal." — former female farmworker [i] Sexual violence and harassment of women in the workplace violates federal and state laws as well as fundamental principles of human rights, including the prohibition of discrimination based on sex, the duty to >> Read More