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New UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, briefed on Fair Food Program in Geneva!

Posted on October 9, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_29145" align="aligncenter" width="800"] United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet (left), meets with Fair Food Standards Council's Judge Laura Safer Espinoza on the Fair Food Program in Geneva, Switzerland, last week.[/caption] PLUS: United Nations Business Group on Human Rights highlights Fair Food Program as "best practice" globally in fight to end human rights abuse worldwide... In 1993, >> 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

Holiday surprise: FFSC Director Judge Laura Safer Espinoza wins prestigious Purpose Prize!

Posted on November 23, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

Fair Food Program's best kept secret, secret no longer, as award makes national news!...Last week, the Fair Food Standards Council's own Judge Laura Safer Espinoza was honored with Encore.org's prestigious Purpose Prize. Recognizing "six over 60" who are "combining their passion and their experience for social good," the Prize highlights Judge Laura's immeasurable contribution to the Fair Food Program, which comes on >> Read More

EEOC Task Force holds up Fair Food Program at national hearing as practice “we’ve seen work” to prevent and eliminate sexual harassment…

Posted on October 28, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

EEOC highlights Fair Food Program's unique capacity to prevent sexual harassment at national gathering focused on "promoting the practices we've seen work..."This past Tuesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gathered its Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace in Los Angeles to discuss some of the most country's most promising models for addressing -- and preventing -- harassment in >> Read More

Fair Food Program front and center at international Women’s Forum in Milan!

Posted on July 9, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@FairFoodProgram front and center at international Women's Forum in Milan!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/07/womens-forum-milan/"]"Providing a model and inspiration to workers’ and human rights organizations around the world..."Last week, in Milan, Italy, human rights leaders, CEOs and cultural icons gathered for the annual Women's Forum for the Economy and Society, coinciding with the 2015 Expo Milano. Some 500 participants from across the globe came together to discuss issues relating >> Read More

Video short: Aspen Institute puts Fair Food Program center stage…

Posted on May 20, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="VIDEO: @AspenInstitute puts @FairFoodProgram center stage..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/05/aspen/"] "For the first time we as workers have a voice..." Last month, the Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program held a public forum in Washington, DC, entitled "The Future of Worker Voice" with a distinguished panel of speakers. Included on that panel were two representatives of the Fair Food Program, Cruz Salucio of the >> Read More

CIW receives Presidential Medal for Extraordinary Efforts in Combatting Modern-Day Slavery at White House Forum!

Posted on January 30, 2015August 7, 2020 by CIW

Sec. Kerry: "This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and reminds all of us not just of the work that we have to do, but that dedicated individuals, like those here with us today from the Coalition, can strike out against injustice, break down barriers, and make a world of difference." Yesterday was a landmark day in the history of CIW's fight for farm labor >> Read More

“This is the best workplace-monitoring program I’ve seen in the US”… Don’t miss today’s New York Times story on the Fair Food Program!

Posted on April 25, 2014October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_25182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Auditor from the Fair Food Standards Council, the third-party monitoring body tasked with ensuring the implementation of hte Fair Food Program, conducting an interview with workers on a tomato farm in Florida[/caption] Front page New York Times story takes a close look at Fair Food Program, traces trajectory of Florida tomato industry "from being the worst >> Read More

CIW at UN: “What if workers themselves designed their own social responsibility program?”…

Posted on December 9, 2013October 15, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="CIW at @UN: What if workers designed their own #CSR program? Breaking report from UN, @TrustWomenConf!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17489"] CIW, FFSC presentations bring real world solutions to debate on human rights abuses at UN Business and Human Rights Forum in Geneva, “Trust Women” Conference in London! The Fair Food Program’s European sojourn is a wrap, and the groundbreaking social responsibility program is making >> Read More