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Coalition of Immokalee Workers awarded the prestigious Frances Perkins Public Service Award from the American Bar Association

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

The CIW Education Team leads a worker-to-worker education session, an integral part of the Fair Food Program, on a participating farm in Florida earlier this year. "The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law has awarded the 2022 Frances Perkins Public Service Award to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for its vital decades-long fight for the dignities >> Read More

CIW co-founder Lucas Benitez to be awarded prestigious Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan!

Posted on July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Release: "UM awards the Wallenberg Medal to those who, through their actions and personal commitment, perpetuate Wallenberg’s extraordinary accomplishments and human values, and demonstrate the capacity of the human spirit to stand up for the helpless, to defend the integrity of the powerless, and to speak out on behalf of the voiceless." "Notable medal recipients over the past 30 years >> Read More

Kroger called out in its hometown newspaper for repeated discoveries of forced labor in its supply chain

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Gerardo Reyes Chavez, CIW in the Cincinnati Enquirer: "This latest horrific case of modern-day slavery in Kroger’s supply chain is a wake-up call... Tainted with forced labor in its supply chain twice in two years, Kroger’s record of social irresponsibility defies belief." "Given Kroger’s outsized presence in the retail economy, it is long past time for them to join >> Read More

Fair Food Program expansion makes headlines in Colorado!

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_37228" align="aligncenter" width="900"] CIW staff provide on-the-clock education to workers on their rights at Tuxedo Corn, 2022.[/caption] Gwen Cameron, owner,Rancho Durazno: “It’s a good way to communicate our values to our customers. I think the general public has become more aware of and interested in the treatment of ag workers and the Fair Food Program made me realize we need >> Read More

Massive protest against SB1718 in Ft Myers gets national media attention

Posted on July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_37199" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Over one thousand people braved scorching sun and temperatures in the 90s to mark 5 miles through Ft Myers' downtown against SB1718[/caption] USA TODAY: "She wiped away tears, shaking her head as her daughter sat next to her. 'You want to stay, but you also want to go.'" WGCU: "One of the strictest laws in the >> Read More

Powerful new report out of Harvard Law School hails Fair Food Program as model for human rights in the 21st century

Posted on June 26, 2023July 26, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_28932" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The CIW's Nely Rodriguez (right) leads a conversation on protection against retaliation under the Fair Food Program during a recent Worker-to-Worker Education session on a Fair Food Program Participating Farm, as two volunteers display an FFP drawing depicting a supervisor scolding a worker for speaking up on the job.[/caption] New report from Harvard Law School Center >> Read More

Nearly 7,000 residents join Unidos Immokalee, Florida Immigrant Coalition at Immokalee rally for justice, safety in protest against horrifying Florida anti-immigrant law

Posted on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_37135" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Nearly 7,000 residents of Immokalee and from across Southwest Florida wrapped around the entire center of town, farther than the eye can see. The community came together on June 1st along with cities across Florida (and even across other states) to protest SB1718, Florida's anti-immigrant legislation.[/caption] Karla Correa, Immokalee resident: “Our state relies on immigrants, our >> Read More

Read what a farmworker had to say to Wendy’s shareholders at their annual meeting

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_35533" align="aligncenter" width="900"] CIW staff member and former farmworker Gerardo Reyes Chavez speaks during a recent action outside Trian offices in Manhattan. Trian is Nelson Peltz's hedge fund and a top shareholder in Wendy's.[/caption] CIW staff member Gerardo Reyes Chavez to Wendy's shareholders: "I also know first hand how necessary this Program really is. I first started working in >> Read More

Release: National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), CIW Announce Trailblazing Partnership

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Dennis Parker, NCLEJ Executive Director: “We’re incredibly excited to work with the CIW to fight for humane wages and conditions for workers.” Lucas Benitez, Co-founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers: “We’re honored to join forces with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice to fuel the expansion of Worker-driven Social Responsibility…” This just in! The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is >> Read More

Unsolved mystery: CNN, NPR investigations into disappearance of two local men in Collier County Sheriff Deputy’s custody bring new life to maddening cold case

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Doug Molloy, former US Assistant Attorney: “It is my belief that they were killed because of their color." "Lucas Benitez, a founder of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, likened police officers in Immokalee to the US Army occupying Iraq." Around twenty years ago, two beloved sons and fathers -- Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams -- went missing in Southwest Florida. One, >> Read More