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NEW VIDEO: CNN posts bonus video on CIW’s Modern-day Slavery Museum…

Posted on July 25, 2017October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Just last month, the CNN Freedom Project -- an award-winning, cutting edge investigative team of journalists who produce remarkable stories on modern-day slavery worldwide, run by CNN International -- published three excellent videos on the CIW. The first was a powerful report on the Fair Food Program and its deep, daily impact on workers' lives, with a particular focus on its record >> Read More

CNN on FFP, Part III: “When we get calls from outside the Fair Food Program, it is heartbreaking”…

Posted on June 13, 2017October 16, 2020 by CIW

CNN Freedom Project: "There are roughly 30,000 people currently working on Fair Food Program farms and receiving all the protections and benefits outlined in the agreements. But, there's still a long way to go to bringing the rest of the country onboard."Today we bring you the third and final installment of the extraordinary CNN report on the Fair Food Program, >> Read More

CNN on FFP, Part II: “Have you ever wondered how your tomatoes get to the grocery store?”

Posted on June 6, 2017October 16, 2020 by CIW

CIW's Lupe Gonzalo on Wendy's Boycott: "Sooner or later, Wendy's will come to the table and sign a Fair Food agreement, and then we will be on the same side, all fighting for justice together."Today we bring you the second installment in CNN's remarkable three-part video report on the Fair Food Program. Click on the video above to watch Part >> Read More

One final, unforgettable moment from last week’s CGI meetings in New York…

Posted on September 30, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="@billclinton on @CNN: #FairFoodProgram brilliant, adds you ought to put the pedal to the metal" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/09/cnn-clinton/"] In CNN interview, President Clinton calls the Fair Food Program, "brilliant," adds, "You've got a success model, and you ought to put the pedal to the metal..." Last week's ceremony at which the CIW was honored with the 2014 Clinton Global Citizen >> Read More