Ms. Robinson (shown in the photo on the right touring Immokalee migrant labor camps with CIW member Lucas Benitez) met with CIW members, took a walking tour of Immokalee, and spoke at a press conference (below, left), where she was joined by several CIW members, President of the National Council of Churches Bishop Thomas Hoyt, Rev. Noelle Damico representing the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., and Oxfam America President Raymond C. Offenheiser.

At the press conference, Ms. Robinson was refreshingly forthright in conveying her perspective on the CIW’s struggle, saying:

“My message to Yum Brands is: you can’t pass the buck. You are profiting by exploitation and you have the power to change what is happening in the fields. So, pay this penny a pound more for workers rights, and assume your fair share of responsibility.”

Press turnout for the conference was great. Click on the links below for stories on the day’s events from the:

Commondreams.org
AP Story (Miami Herald)
OxfamAmerica website

To see CIW photos and a report from this unprecedented event, click here!