Tag: Christian Science Monitor

Labor expert: “There’s no reason this model can’t work across the United States…”

[caption id="attachment_25453" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CREDIT: Christian Science Monitor[/caption]"A SHIFT IN THOUGHT: Florida’s tomato pickers took on some of the country’s biggest retailers and fast-food chains – and won, transforming working conditions in the tomato fields. Now they and their allies are trying to take the fight to new fields and new industries."  Christian Science Monitor article on CIW's Worker-driven Social >> Read More

“Human Trafficking: 6 Solutions that Are Working”…

Following a 14-part global series on labor trafficking, Christian Science Monitor picks six "solutions that are working," and the Fair Food Program tops the list!Last Thanksgiving week, Christian Science Monitor published an in-depth article on the exploitation of farmworkers in the US and the unprecedented progress that has taken place in Florida's fields thanks to the Fair Food Program.  That >> Read More

Food for Thought on Thanksgiving Eve…

Christian Science Monitor takes a longform look at farm labor exploitation in the US, Fair Food Program progress in Florida's fields...With Thanksgiving just a day away -- and preparations for the holiday feast already well underway in homes across the country -- it is reasonable to pause for a moment to reflect on the fate of the men and women whose >> Read More