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Human rights group rebukes Ahold for “misleading, stalling tactics” in response to Campaign for Fair Food!

Posted on September 18, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Above, Fair Food activists in Washington, DC, talk with shoppers outside of a local Giant supermarket during last Thanksgiving's "Stop and Drop" week of action. NESRI Director Cathy Albisa says Ahold, “dragging its feet on farmworker justice in its supply chain and attempting to co-opt the good name of (the CIW) to cover its tracks"... In a scalding statement to >> Read More

Chipotle’s nagging “farmworker problem”…

Posted on September 13, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Kellogg Food Fellow pens hard-hitting opinion piece in the pages of Grist! Chipotle, the highly successful burrito king, is not like other fast-food companies. Rather than run high-price national ad campaigns on tv, Chipotle, spends a lot of time talking about the social virtues of its food -- or, what it calls, "Food with Integrity" -- in smaller, more targeted >> Read More

Interview with CIW member wins first round in nationwide human rights video contest!

Posted on September 8, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

CIW's Romeo Ramirez invited to address UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, this November as part of U.S. Human Rights Network delegation... From the U.S. Human Rights Network press release: Migrant Worker Wins National Human Rights Video Contest September 7, 2010 – A nationwide video contest on human rights in the United States concluded its first round this August, >> Read More

Lots of love on Labor Day for the Campaign for Fair Food!

Posted on September 6, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

On Labor Day weekend we celebrate the end of summer -- one last day at the beach, barbecue, watermelon... (mmm... watermelon...) -- and our thoughts turn to the things the autumn months bring -- kids heading back to school, fall colors and some long-awaited cooler days. But rarely do most Americans actually think about Labor on Labor Day. Yes, Labor >> Read More

Recipe for Slavery: Take US farm labor relations, add “guestworker” visas, and voila… Forced labor!

Posted on September 3, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Federal prosecutors in Honolulu unseal indictment charging forced labor ring active in 13 states including -- yet again -- Florida Multi-state operation involves guestworker recruiting giant Global Horizons in what prosecutors are calling "the largest human trafficking case in US history"... [caption id="" align="alignright" width="288"] The image above is from an excellent video by Honolulu's KITV on the news of >> Read More

Photo report of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’ visit to CIW now online!

Posted on May 17, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Secretary Solis addresses the press at the CIW community center following her tour of the Modern-Day Slavery Museum. See a complete photo report here. Sec. Solis to News-Press: Visit intended to "show the (Obama) administration's support for the farmworker community and in the fight against labor abuses.".... See the photo report here! In a visit aimed at casting light on >> Read More

Publix protest set for Sunday in Sarasota!

Posted on November 11, 2007October 15, 2020 by CIW

Plus... Check out this must-read Op/Ed published in today's Sarasota Herald Tribune: "Local Christian Leaders Support Farmworkers" If you live in the Southwest Florida area (that means you, Tampa, Ft. Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Venice... and you, too, Lakeland, Wimauma, Arcadia, Palmetto!...) and support the Fair Food Movement, you need to be in Sarasota tomorrow afternoon for the >> Read More