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What if the lion lays down with the lamb… and just tries to eat it?

Posted on November 21, 2017October 15, 2020 by CIW

In the recent merger between Ahold and Delhaize (owner of the Food Lion and Hannaford grocery chains), the jury is still out on whether Ahold’s commitment to the Fair Food Program will pull Delhaize up, or Delhaize’s outdated approach to social responsibility will drag Ahold down…Sometimes when one company merges with another, good things follow. Greater size and market power provide an >> Read More

It’s still a pig…

Posted on March 3, 2017October 15, 2020 by CIW

Wendy's latest public relations ploy in response to Campaign for Fair Food isn't fooling anyone... Sometimes, you just have to hand it to Wikipedia. It can be a wonderful resource, with clear, concise definitions of just about every concept under the sun. Here’s a good example, brought to mind by the very latest news out of Wendy’s public relations department: Lipstick on >> Read More

ANALYSIS: Lofty goals… or empty promises?

Posted on January 12, 2017October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_25182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Auditor from the Fair Food Standards Council, the third-party monitoring body tasked with ensuring the enforcement of the Fair Food Program, conducting an interview with workers on a tomato farm in Florida.[/caption] First draft of new industry-led initiative charts uncertain course toward "responsible labor practices" in US produce sector... Brief: There's nothing like the "power of the >> Read More

Part Two: What is a corporation to do if it is looking to partner with a real social responsibility program?

Posted on July 25, 2016October 16, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_24416" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A sign inside Wendy's corporate headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. While Wendy's continues to cling to catchy slogans and a hollow code of conduct, an ever growing number of its customers are demanding that those words be made a reality in its tomato supply chain.[/caption]We concluded the first installment of this two-part series, entitled "The Enforcement Imperative at the Heart >> Read More

The enforcement imperative at the heart of Worker-driven Social Responsibility…

Posted on July 17, 2016October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_23953" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A Fair Food Standards Council auditor interviews a worker at Participating Grower's farm earlier this year.[/caption] Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) -- the emerging paradigm for the protection of fundamental human rights in corporate supply chains born of the uniquely successful experience of the Fair Food Program -- is founded on two distinct and equally important philosophical pillars: worker >> Read More

Question: What are the three most important elements of a successful social responsibility program?

Posted on October 23, 2015October 15, 2020 by CIW

Answer: 1) Enforcement 2) Enforcement 3) Enforcement The litany of brutal human rights abuses in corporate supply chains around the globe just keeps getting longer by the day, and more horrifying with each new exposé. Longtime readers of this site are familiar with the extensive history of labor abuse in America's fields, including Florida's own "Harvest of Shame." From federal prosecutors >> Read More

U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights “impressed” with Fair Food Program, says “merits of [FFP] are clear” for workers, business!

Posted on May 6, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

UN: Fair Food Program "innovatively addresses core worker concerns," has "independent and robust enforcement mechanism," addresses "governance gaps relating to labour issues" At a press conference in Washington, DC, last week, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights issued its formal end-of-visit statement publicizing the Group's initial findings from its 10-day mission to the United States. The goal of >> Read More