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A generation with a fighting spirit is ready to build the future

A generation with a fighting spirit is ready to build the future

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[caption id="attachment_23591" align="aligncenter" width="718"] Lupe Gonzalo with her nephew Jorge (middle) and son Leo (left) on International Women's Day in 2016 during a Fair Food tour.[/caption] Once again, I have come today to tell you about the impact the Fair Food Program, and the whole movement that created it, is having in the world – but today, I come to >> Read More
At nine crops and counting, the Fair Food Program is a lot more than “just tomatoes”! Help us cover more!

At nine crops and counting, the Fair Food Program is a lot more than “just tomatoes”! Help us cover more!

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Across the United States (and beyond!), new farms are lining up to join the Fair Food Program. What began as a vision to protect farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, has expanded not only to cover the vast majority of tomato harvesters in the CIW's home state, but also workers on farms from New Jersey to California. As new growers join the >> Read More
FFSC Director Judge Laura Safer Espinoza: “We have taken the first steps on the road to international expansion”

FFSC Director Judge Laura Safer Espinoza: “We have taken the first steps on the road to international expansion”

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[caption id="attachment_36208" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The joint CIW/FFSC delegation met with FFP grower Bloomia's operations in Chile (right), officials with government ministries and worker groups (top left) and visited rural and indigenous communities (bottom left)[/caption] As part of our “Build The Future” fundraising drive to raise $100,000, we are sharing stories from the broader Fair Food Nation.  Today, Fair Food Standards >> Read More
CIW’s Lupe Gonzalo: Taking action with consumer allies “made me feel powerful… – and inspired me to keep fighting for human rights.”

CIW’s Lupe Gonzalo: Taking action with consumer allies “made me feel powerful… – and inspired me to keep fighting for human rights.”

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[caption id="attachment_28852" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Lupe Gonzalo speaks at a Campaign for Fair Food rally in 2018.[/caption] The first time I left the town of Immokalee – and it wasn't to look for work in agricultural fields up north – was for a Campaign for Fair Food action with the CIW in 2011.  From the very first day I took my >> Read More
“With the Fair Food Program, we are protecting ourselves against the worst effects of climate change…”

“With the Fair Food Program, we are protecting ourselves against the worst effects of climate change…”

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Over the next few weeks, as a part of our "Build The Future" fundraising drive to raise $100,000, we will be sharing a series of posts written by farmworker leaders themselves, with messages drawn from their own experiences as workers and as organizers in Immokalee. Today, the CIW's Cruz Salucio takes up the pen to share a powerful reflection on >> Read More
Farmworkers on the Frontline of Climate Change

Farmworkers on the Frontline of Climate Change

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On September 24 of this year, Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida. A Category 4 storm, Ian devastated communities from Punta Gorda to Naples, causing somewhere between $50 and $65 billion worth of damage. Within a few hours, millions were without power and thousands found themselves displaced due to the extensive damage to their homes. The devastation was – and >> Read More
BREAKING VIDEO: CIW Headlines UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva

BREAKING VIDEO: CIW Headlines UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva

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Theme of 11th annual forum: "Rights Holders at the Centre: Strengthening Accountability to Advance Business Respect for People and Planet for the Next Decade" UN gathering, Fair Food Program panel, underscore growing consensus among human rights experts and business community alike that audit-based CSR model has failed, Worker-driven Social Responsibility is future of human rights protection in corporate supply chains; >> Read More
Part Two: Daring Investigation Reveals Horrendous Working Conditions in EFI/FTUSA Certified Farms in Mexico

Part Two: Daring Investigation Reveals Horrendous Working Conditions in EFI/FTUSA Certified Farms in Mexico

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Groundbreaking academic investigation into labor conditions on farms certified under the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) and Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) uncovers rampant abuse, wage theft, and retaliation against farmworkers in Mexico. Anonymous farmworker on EFI: “The representatives of the EFI group are people close to [allegadas] the bosses or the foremen.” Excerpt from statement by workers at Rancho Nuevo Produce: “Rancho >> Read More