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National religious leaders visit CIW, fields, learn first-hand about the Fair Food Program!

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[caption id="attachment_25004" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Rabbi leaders from T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights visit Fair Food Program farm in Florida[/caption]Leaders of Presbyterian Church (USA), T'ruah bear witness to transformative changes underway in FL agricultural industry thanks to the Fair Food movement, commit to spread Wendy's Boycott nationally...Over the past six weeks, we’ve brought you reports from the Fair Food odyssey that was >> Read More

Strawberries! Get your Fair Food Program strawberries here!…

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Fair Food Program strawberries set to hit select Whole Foods stores this week, carry FFP label on the clamshell...Whole Foods: "The Fair Food Program is the leading worker welfare success story in the U.S."The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Whole Foods Market, and Sunripe Certified Brands announced a groundbreaking initiative today, expanding the Fair Food Program into the strawberry industry and >> Read More

Building a future without violence in the fields…

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[caption id="attachment_23057" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Supervisors at Pacific Tomato Growers participate in a newly-developed training on the prevention of domestic violence and sexual violence in the workplace. The training curriculum -- the only one of its kind -- is being developed jointly by representatives of the CIW, Pacific, the Fair Food Standards Council, VIDA Legal Assistance, and the national anti-violence organization, >> 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
“This is the best workplace-monitoring program I’ve seen in the US”… Don’t miss today’s New York Times story on the Fair Food Program!

“This is the best workplace-monitoring program I’ve seen in the US”… Don’t miss today’s New York Times story on the Fair Food Program!

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[caption id="attachment_25182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Auditor from the Fair Food Standards Council, the third-party monitoring body tasked with ensuring the implementation of hte Fair Food Program, conducting an interview with workers on a tomato farm in Florida[/caption] Front page New York Times story takes a close look at Fair Food Program, traces trajectory of Florida tomato industry "from being the worst >> Read More

Holiday health fair on Immokalee farm shows other side of Fair Food Program…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Workers, growers gather for joyful holiday party, highlight 20 yr journey of #FairFoodNation" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17667"] Joyful holiday party on Pacific Tomato Growers Immokalee farm highlights remarkable twenty-year trajectory of the movement for Fair Food! [caption id="attachment_17670" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Jon Esformes, Operating Partner of the fourth-generation, family-owned Pacific Tomato Growers, speaks at last weekend's Holiday Health Fair on the Immokalee area >> Read More
Rabbis for Human Rights – North America Visit to Immokalee, FL September 14, 2011

Rabbis for Human Rights – North America Visit to Immokalee, FL September 14, 2011

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  [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] Traveling from New York, Boston, California, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Miami and several other cities throughout the country, a delegation of 15 rabbis and two rabbinical students came to Immokalee Tuesday for a visit organized by Rabbis for Human Rights-North America (RHR-NA). RHR-NA focuses a great deal of its efforts on the fight against modern-day slavery, >> Read More
Historic Breakthrough in Florida’s Tomato Fields

Historic Breakthrough in Florida’s Tomato Fields

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CONTACT: Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE) Reggie Brown, 407-660-1949, reggie@floridatomatoes.org Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Lucas Benitez, 239-657-8311, lucas@ciw-online.org Greg Asbed, 239-986-2364, greg@ciw-online.org HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH IN FLORIDA'S TOMATO FIELDS Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Florida Tomato Growers Exchange announce landmark agreement to extend Fair Food principles to over 90% of Florida tomato industry Immokalee, FL – The Coalition of Immokalee >> Read More
On the Occasion of the Groundbreaking Agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Pacific Tomato Growers

On the Occasion of the Groundbreaking Agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Pacific Tomato Growers

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"Today we celebrate the groundbreaking agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and Pacific Tomato Growers. We are grateful to witness this display of social responsibility. This agreement will bring about basic rights for farmworkers. We hope and pray that the spirit of collaboration exhibited by the CIW and Pacific Tomato Growers leads the way to a future in >> Read More