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CIW speaks at OSCE conference in Moscow on stopping human trafficking…

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[caption id="attachment_26529" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Greg Asbed of the CIW (second from left) participated on the first day of the OSCE conference as part of a panel titled "Private Sector Initiatives and Practices Addressing Human Trafficking". He described the Fair Food Program and its well-documented success in fighting forced labor, and challenged the assembled corporations, government representatives and NGOs to aim >> Read More

CIW receives Presidential Medal for Extraordinary Efforts in Combatting Modern-Day Slavery at White House Forum!

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Sec. Kerry: "This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and reminds all of us not just of the work that we have to do, but that dedicated individuals, like those here with us today from the Coalition, can strike out against injustice, break down barriers, and make a world of difference." Yesterday was a landmark day in the history of CIW's fight for farm labor >> Read More

CIW at UN: “What if workers themselves designed their own social responsibility program?”…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="CIW at @UN: What if workers designed their own #CSR program? Breaking report from UN, @TrustWomenConf!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17489"] CIW, FFSC presentations bring real world solutions to debate on human rights abuses at UN Business and Human Rights Forum in Geneva, “Trust Women” Conference in London! The Fair Food Program’s European sojourn is a wrap, and the groundbreaking social responsibility program is making >> Read More

UN Global Compact write up on Fair Food Program a great read…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@UN cites #FairFoodProgram in supply chain sustainability index!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17431"] [caption id="attachment_17440" align="aligncenter" width="523"] The entryway to the United Nations offices in Geneva.[/caption] Have you ever wanted the perfect one-pager on the Fair Food Program -- the document you could hand your local grocery store manager, your campus foodservice provider, your community or church social justice group, or just a >> Read More

CIW invited to speak in Geneva at United Nations!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@CIW to speak at #UnitedNations at Forum on Business & #HumanRights and @TrustWomenConf!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17157"] CIW to also address the "Trust Women" Conference in London in first week of December, as the Fair Food Program's growing reputation for effective human rights protection crosses the Atlantic... Back in May of this year, a delegation from the United Nations Working Group traveled >> Read More

CIW speaks at White House on FFP’s power to prevent slavery!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@CIW speaks at @WhiteHouse on FFP's power to prevent #slavery!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16511"] CIW's Laura Germino speaks on Fair Food Program on plenary panel at "Taking Action to Eradicate Modern-day Slavery"... Earlier this year, President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships issued its report, “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-day Slavery,” in which the Council was tasked with investigating the landscape of >> Read More
Tour wraps up with powerful Bay Area finale! Days Six and Seven of the Trader Joe’s CA Truth Tour July 16-17, 2011

Tour wraps up with powerful Bay Area finale! Days Six and Seven of the Trader Joe’s CA Truth Tour July 16-17, 2011

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The Trader Joe's CA Truth Tour ended with a bang this weekend with powerful protests in two of the Bay Area's most storied communities! On Saturday, the CIW tour crew and farmworker allies old and new made their presence felt in the heart of Berkeley, while on Sunday, a finale march, pictured above, made its way (quite literally!) through the >> Read More
CIW’s Germino (right) recognized in standing-room only ceremony at State Department!

CIW’s Germino (right) recognized in standing-room only ceremony at State Department!

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Sec. Clinton: "All of us have a responsibility to bring this practice to an end," including "businesses that knowingly profit or exhibit reckless disregard about their supply chains..." Germino: CIW, overseas TIP Heroes pledge to continue "collective fight to wipe slavery off the face of this earth." In an unforgettable ceremony held in a storied room on the top floor >> Read More
MEDIA ROUND-UP

MEDIA ROUND-UP

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Check out the latest article on the growing battle for fair food, this time from the St. Petersburg Times, "Fast Food Fight," 3/5/06 (photo on left). Here's an excerpt: "Wednesday night, more than 70 farm workers packed the CIW's storefront for a regular weekly meeting... As heads covered with ball caps nodded, Benitez said the CIW is pushing for fair >> Read More
A leader in the fight: From the Naples Daily News

A leader in the fight: From the Naples Daily News

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From the Naples Daily News [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="256"] The caption reads: "Laura Germino, right, coordinator of the anti-slavery campaign for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, talks to Coalition members, students, and religious allies during a training meeting at the Coalition offices in Immokalee. During the meeting, the group talked about developing a code of conduct for the agricultural industry >> Read More