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FL United Methodist Church Bishop pens powerful letter to Wendy’s Board Chair ahead of major march this weekend!

Posted on March 31, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_26173" align="aligncenter" width="718"] Farmworker leaders join a statewide delegation from the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church for a group photo outside CIW headquarters in Immokalee in May 2017.[/caption] Bishop Kenneth Carter of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church to Wendy's Board Chair Nelson Peltz: "I have listened to and seen first-hand the work of CIW... >> Read More

REGISTER NOW: Thurs. March 31, 5pm, join us live from Immokalee for a webinar on Worker-driven Social Responsibility!

Posted on March 28, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_21753" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Thelma "Lupita" Gomez from Migrant Justice (bottom right) leads the way during the 2015 Parade for Fair Food in St. Petersburg, FL. This week, ahead of the March to End Modern Slavery in Palm Beach, CIW will reunite with dairy workers with Migrant Justice (Vermont), construction workers with CTUL (Minnesota) and poultry workers with Venceremos (Arkansas) >> Read More

Limited-edition, handmade posters celebrating CIW’s anti-slavery efforts available now!

Posted on March 17, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_35239" align="aligncenter" width="900"] CIW farmworker leaders and their children pose with the brand-new, limited edition posters highlighting CIW's work to end modern slavery in the fields by Bay Area movement artist David Solnit.[/caption] Just in time for CIW's upcoming "March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields" on April 2, Bay Area movement artist and longtime ally David Solnit >> Read More

ORGANIZING REPORT: Miami, West Palm Beach region allies make plans for major Wendy’s march next month!

Posted on March 15, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_35228" align="alignnone" width="900"] CIW's Lupe Gonzalo and Lucas Benitez meet with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami on March 10, 2022, to share updates on the impact of the Fair Food Program and upcoming "March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields" in Palm Beach.[/caption] Farmworker leaders meet with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami — representing >> Read More

Shareholders step up demands for real human rights protections in Wendy’s supply chain ahead of annual meeting!

Posted on March 9, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_34470" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A worker (left) and a member of a Fair Food Program education team chat this past summer next to a hand washing facility on a Fair Food Program farm. The Fair Food Program implemented mandatory, enforceable COVID protections early in the pandemic, and FFP farms have not experienced the sort of massive COVID outbreaks witnessed on >> Read More

Three Ways to Support Farmworkers on April 2

Posted on March 7, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

1) If you're in Florida, march shoulder-to-shoulder with Immokalee farmworkers on Saturday, April 2, in Palm Beach to help end forced labor and other human rights abuses in the fields. Register for the 5-mile march today! 2) If you live outside of Florida, plan a solidarity protest outside of your local Wendy's. Sign up here to join Fair Food allies taking action >> Read More

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers stands with the people of Ukraine as tanks roll again in Europe…

Posted on March 2, 2022March 22, 2024 by CIW

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, February 27, 2022: "This is the beginning of a war... against democracy, against basic human rights, against a global order of law, rules and peaceful coexistence." ************************ The Fair Food Program, and Worker-driven Social Responsibility more broadly, are 21st century models for worker voice and participation in the enforcement of fundamental human rights in the workplace. For >> Read More

The Fair Food Program website has a new look!

Posted on February 23, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://ciw-online.org/wp-content/uploads/FFP-Screengrabs-New-Site.mp4"][/video] As part of the year-long celebration of the FFP's first decade of groundbreaking progress in the fields, we're upgrading the FFP's digital presence, too! In addition to the new look, we've made a few changes to the site that reflect how much the Program has grown since it first launched. These additions include new >> Read More

Announcing First Fair Food Program Sponsor in Tennessee!

Posted on February 18, 2022September 6, 2022 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Knoxville’s Three Rivers Market becomes Tennessee’s first Fair Food Sponsor, commits to supporting groundbreaking farmworker human rights program! KNOXVILLE, TN, February 17, 2021 – Three Rivers Market, a leader in the sustainable food movement and longtime community institution in Knoxville, TN, will join a growing partnership to support the award-winning Fair Food Program (FFP), a worker-driven human rights >> Read More

It’s risky business to turn a blind eye to forced labor in today’s agricultural industry, yet here Wendy’s is…

Posted on February 16, 2022September 6, 2022 by CIW

Join us on Saturday, April 2, in Palm Beach, Florida, when we march to end forced labor and other human rights abuses in the fields! Register to march with Immokalee farmworkers here. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers helped launch the modern anti-trafficking movement with a series of shocking forced labor prosecutions in Florida's fields. >> Read More