Interfaith Action educates and animates people of faith to partner with the CIW in its efforts to improve wages in the fields, and put an end to modern-day slavery in the agricultural industry.
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Farmworker Freedom March: April 16-18, 2010
Photo by Cindy Skop, Lakeland Ledger.
500 people join Walk for Farmworker Justice in Lakeland to tell Publix: "There is no 'fair market price' for slavery!"
IA's Brigitte Gynther wins 2009 Cardinal Bernardin Award!
Farmworker Freedom March: April 16-18, 2010
Photo by Cindy Skop, Lakeland Ledger.
500 people join Walk for Farmworker Justice in Lakeland to tell Publix: "There is no 'fair market price' for slavery!"
IA's Brigitte Gynther wins 2009 Cardinal Bernardin Award!
Three Florida tomato growers agree to implement CIW agreements for improved farmworker wages and conditions!
Florida Governor Crist meets with CIW about slavery and abuses in Florida's fields.
Subway agrees to work with CIW to improve wages and conditions for Florida tomato pickers!
Whole Foods and CIW reach agreement to improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers!!
September 9, 2008 – Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the Florida-based farm worker organization spearheading the growing Campaign for Fair Food, announced today that the two will work in partnership to help improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers.
According to an agreement signed this week, Whole Foods Market will support the CIW’s “penny-per-pound” approach for tomatoes purchased from Florida, with the goal of passing these additional funds on to the harvesters.
Click here for more details.
Five Plead Guilty in Farmworker Slavery Case
In federal court on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, farm bosses from Immokalee pled guilty to "numerous charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields." ("Five to plead guilty on charges of enslaving immigrant laborers," Ft. Myers News Press, 9/2/08). Click here to find out more.
CIW and Burger King reach landmark agreement!
May 23, 2008-- Burger King agrees to work with CIW to improve farmworkers wages and conditions in its tomato supply chain!
Find out more about the CIW-Burger King Agreement!
Click here for latest updates on the Campaign for Fair Food
CIW wins 2008 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Sister Margaret Cafferty Award
Photo gallery from the Immokalee tomato fields: Click here to see new photos that portray life for Florida tomato pickers.
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