Category: Fair Food Program to the Fore: November 2012 – October 2013

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Fair Food Nation rocks Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting!

Fair Food Nation rocks Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting!

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With a colorful press conference on the outside -- and relentless questioning of executives on the inside -- farmworkers and their allies press their demand for a real commitment to human rights from the final fast-food holdout... They should have seen this coming. You can't be the last holdout in the fast-food industry from the internationally-recognized Fair Food Program -- every one of your major >> Read More
National media, Fair Food networks, amplify pressure on Wendy’s ahead of Thursday’s shareholders’ meeting!

National media, Fair Food networks, amplify pressure on Wendy’s ahead of Thursday’s shareholders’ meeting!

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Democracy Now (above), Huffington Post, run extensive coverage of growing Wendy's campaign; solidarity actions organized from coast to coast... With the Wendy's shareholders' meeting in New York just a day away -- outside of which, both Kerry Kennedy of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Larry Cox, former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, will be joining >> Read More

Hair Raising!

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CIW members, 300 of their closest friends, formally introduce themselves to Wendy's with massive march, protest in New York City... Next up: Thursday's shareholder meeting Well, if it wasn't clear already, it certainly should be now: The Campaign for Fair Food has arrived at Wendy's doorstep, and it's not leaving until the final fast-food holdout joins the Fair Food Program and does >> Read More
“A powerful voice for dignified wages and working conditions in the fields of Florida…”

“A powerful voice for dignified wages and working conditions in the fields of Florida…”

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CIW staff Lupe Gonzalo honored as mother, community leader! Mother's Day is typically celebrated with flowers, cards, and calls home to mom. But the folks at the National Council of Churches's Poverty Initiative have their own way of celebrating mothers, with a special focus on "lifting up, celebrating, and praying for mothers who are fighting poverty and alleviating suffering in their communities." Much >> Read More
Under pressure!

Under pressure!

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In home stretch before shareholder actions, Wendy's targeted in nationwide e-action... Hot on the heels of the Publix e-action launched last week by our new friends at Walk Free, longtime Campaign for Fair Food allies sumofus.org have kicked off an e-action of their own, and this one is aimed right at the final fast-food holdout, Wendy's. The petition is timed to coincide with the big >> Read More
Fair Food movement gains key new ally in campaign to demand respect for human rights in Publix supply chain!

Fair Food movement gains key new ally in campaign to demand respect for human rights in Publix supply chain!

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International anti-slavery champion Walk Free to mobilize network of 2 million activists, call on Publix to "join the Fair Food Program and ensure our tomatoes meet the highest human rights standards in the food industry." The Fair Food Program has been winning the attention of more and more advocates for fundamental human rights these days, and this past week another international human rights organization has stepped >> Read More
With the Wendy’s shareholders’ meeting in NYC just around the corner, the pressure is rising on the final fast-food holdout…

With the Wendy’s shareholders’ meeting in NYC just around the corner, the pressure is rising on the final fast-food holdout…

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Head of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), farmworker mothers, pen letters to Wendy's calling on the hamburger giant to do the right thing ahead of next week's national actions Before joining Wendy's in September of 2011 as President and CEO, Emil Brolick served for several years as CEO of Taco Bell. It was during his tenure with Taco Bell, in 2005, that >> Read More

Myth #3: Corporations can be trusted to investigate, and to determine any appropriate corrective action, when their suppliers violate their workers’ human rights.

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Myth #3: Corporations can be trusted to unilaterally investigate, and to determine any appropriate corrective action, when their suppliers violate their workers' human rights. In the third and final installment of our series, "The Three Founding Myths of Corporate-Led Social Responsibility," we turn to the fundamental question: Who can be trusted to protect workers' rights in corporate supply chains? Can the corporations themselves >> Read More
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
Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a “fair price”

Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a “fair price”

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Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a "fair price" It is time, again, to return to our our continuing series, "The Three Founding Myths of Corporate-Led Social Responsibility," the series we began in response to Ahold's statement on the Campaign for Fair Food, issued in the run up to its recent shareholders' meeting in Amsterdam. When we launched the series, we wrote: >> Read More