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“The Future of Work” Round Table spotlights Fair Food Program, Worker-driven Social Responsibility model!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Labor rights experts weigh in on worker exploitation in global supply chains and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model as a proven solution: "It’s about shifting power, resources, and control... in ways that legally obligate companies to prioritize the needs and rights of workers. Currently WSR is the only way in global supply chains to do that." "The implications... are massive... >> Read More

New UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, briefed on Fair Food Program in Geneva!

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_29145" align="aligncenter" width="800"] United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet (left), meets with Fair Food Standards Council's Judge Laura Safer Espinoza on the Fair Food Program in Geneva, Switzerland, last week.[/caption] PLUS: United Nations Business Group on Human Rights highlights Fair Food Program as "best practice" globally in fight to end human rights abuse worldwide... In 1993, >> Read More

Scores of students, youth gather in Immokalee for #2018Encuentro, launch plans for nationwide Wendy’s Boycott actions!

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Students escalate campaigns to boot Wendy’s off college campuses from Michigan to Philadelphia; put finishing touches on upcoming “Pulling Back the Curtain on Wendy’s” National Week of Action, Oct. 22-28… PLUS: Over 150 farmworkers and allies flood sidewalk on U.S. 41 in Estero, FL, for dazzling Wendy’s Boycott protest… Ushering in the beginning of the fall season, Immokalee hosted over >> Read More

“A #MeToo-era marvel”: Slate Magazine features Fair Food Program in “What Hollywood Can Learn From Farmworkers”…

Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, Thinkstock.[/caption] Journalist Bernice Yeung in Slate Magazine on the Fair Food Program: "...a #MeToo-era marvel that other industries are rapidly trying to adopt, a novel approach that not only creates real consequences for harassment but also prevents it from happening at all." On the >> Read More

Celebrating Patrick Kaufman: father, teacher, leader in the Fair Food Nation…

Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Patrick Kaufman, left foreground, with his son, Jeremiah, bottom right, are pictured with fellow fasters during the CIW's Return to Human Rights Tour in March of 2017. They joined 17 other members of the Columbus, Ohio, community and students from the University of Ohio in support of the Wendy's Boycott with a week-long fast. Patrick passed away a few days >> Read More

Fair Food Nation celebrates Labor Day in the streets of Miami with a dual Wendy’s/Publix protest!

Posted on September 14, 2018September 27, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, Co-moderator of the PC(USA) General Assembly on Labor Day: "We are here in solidarity walking alongside of you, boycotting, because we know it’s the right and just thing to do. Count on the Presbyterian Church, because we are here for you..." Keeping with a longstanding tradition, the Fair Food Nation celebrated the invaluable contribution of workers to the >> Read More

MUST-SEE NEW VIDEO: Time’s Up leader Alyssa Milano narrates powerful new Fair Food Program video!

Posted on September 4, 2018September 27, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

"The truth is, much of the food you buy is harvested under conditions that would shock you... But there is hope on the horizon for America’s farmworkers..." Help us share this hard-hitting new video far and wide! This year, the CIW is celebrating Labor Day like never before – with a dramatic new video, and a high profile social media >> Read More

ACTION ALERT: Student/Farmworker Alliance announces “Pulling Back the Curtain on Wendy’s” Week of Action, Oct. 22-28!

Posted on August 17, 2018September 27, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Today, we bring you big news from the Student/Farmworker Alliance, the ever-growing, national network of students and young people who have been keeping the heat cranked up on Wendy's all year long! This week, students announced their October National Week of Action, with the theme of "Pulling Back the Curtain on Wendy's". So mark your calendars, Fair Food Nation, because >> Read More

Compass Group USA announces first generation of Fair Food Chefs on new website!

Posted on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Russell Szekely (above), VP of Canteen Culinary – a part of Compass Groups USA – shares his reflections on the Fair Food Program after a visit to Immokalee. Fair Food Chef Paul Ruszat with Morrison Healthcare (of Compass Group USA): “If the sustainability doesn’t start with the people that are growing and picking our food then the rest doesn’t matter.” >> Read More