
Fair Food Program
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The Fair Food Program is a worker-driven, market-enforced human rights program – created by @CIW and monitored by @_FFSC
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ciw-online.org/blog/2024/09/u… On this Labor Day, USA Today published an opinion piece from Gerardo Reyes Chavez, a farmworker and longtime leader with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers on the transformative impact of the Fair Food Program

usatoday.com/story/opinion/… “While the Fair Food Program is great for workers, it’s good for employers and retail brands, too. That’s because it has tackled longstanding human rights violations such as forced labor, child labor, physical violence and sexual assault.”


The transformative work of Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Alliance for Fair Food & Fair Food Program is breathtaking. And to think that they could double their capacity now.... ciw-online.org/blog/2024/10/t…

As Hurricane Milton nears FL, read about how farmworkers with the CIW are organizing the community to ensure the thousands of farmworkers and their families are safe and well-resourced in times of accelerating climate change, from Syra Ortiz Blanes of Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/weather/h…

🚨Breaking🚨CTUL workers have campaigned to end abuses in non-union construction for years, and today are announcing the historic news that two Twin Cities affordable housing developers (Hope Community, Inc. and Alliance Housing Inc) have becoming the first to join @BDC_Standards! 🧵


Elliott Payne Aisha Chughtai Jason Chavez BDC director Doug Mork & CTUL director Merle Payne explain how this program will work, with workers having a space to share what they are facing to make changes. Merle shared praise for the 2 non-profit developers showing leadership & called on for-profit developers to step up!



As hurricane Milton hits Florida, Coalition of Immokalee Workers tells Democracy Now! how their radio station informs the community & how Fair Food Program has improved conditions, saving lives during storms. This is why organized workers are a critical part of our climate response. democracynow.org/2024/10/10/mil…

ciw-online.org/blog/2024/10/f… Greg Asbed, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, on Worker-driven Social Responsibility: "This new paradigm for human rights protection has established an unparalleled track record of success for more than a decade..."

After years of global campaigning, Levi's signed Pakistan International Accord. It's a growing consensus: binding, enforceable agreements backed by worker education & organizing w/ independent enforcement mechanisms are the best way to protect people at work. wsr-network.org/levis-signs-pa…

ciw-online.org/blog/2024/10/c… Peter Buffett, Co-President, NoVo Foundation: “The importance of this pivotal moment cannot be overstated. CIW’s transformative model has proven its power to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers in the U.S. and abroad..."

Congratulations to Greg Asbed, Lucas Benitez, Jon Esformes, and Elyse Lipman on being named in this year's Florida 500 for their work advancing human rights in agriculture with the Fair Food Program! Florida Trend floridatrend500.com/index/




Following in the model of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers 's Fair Food Program we are building towards Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) program at every link in the #sugarindustry supply chain.
