Coalition of Immokalee Workers

RELEASED: 2024 FFP “State of the Program” Report — Part 1: How a human rights program, born in Immokalee, went global State of the Program report: Now, fourteen years since its inception, the FFP has entered into a phase of truly dramatic expansion: During 2024 and 2025, the Program’s protections will reach thousands...

As the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social continues to ramp up its national expansion — while simultaneously growing its international footprint, as well — the Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC) has released its latest report on the FFP.

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Civil Eats’ feature article on Fair Food Program’s heat protections wins coveted James Beard Award! Grey Moran, in acceptance speech for James Beard Award: “I encourage everyone here who procures food to check out the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Program.

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From everyone in the CIW and FFP, we want to congratulate @greymoran.bsky.social on their well-deserved recognition! @civileats.com

WSR in India: High court sides with sugar industry workers calling for sweeping changes, real human rights protections India Sugar Industry Workers Association: “This is a historic moment, a historic opportunity where the court has pushed to make substantial changes... The New York Times: ...

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The New York Times: “… [L]abor leaders are also pressuring multinational companies to join a labor-standards program modeled after the Fair Food Program, which has improved conditions for American agricultural workers.”

Huge congratulations to @greymoran.bsky.social on winning a James Beard Award for coverage of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social and its life-saving heat stress protections!

How the Fair Food Program guarantees unparalleled protections for farmworkers Fair Food Program Sustainer Drive, Week 2: We take a look under the hood of the FFP to see how all the moving parts — including the CIW’s consumer allies and Sustainers like you — work together to set...

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Today, we take a look under the hood of the FFP to see how all the moving parts — including the CIW’s consumer allies and Sustainers like you — work together to set the “new gold standard” for enforcing fundamental human rights in global supply chains.

YouTube video by CIWvideo Why You Should Become a Fair Food Sustainer

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Our national network of consumer allies has helped author one of the most compelling human rights stories of our generation, and our work together has just begun.

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CIW spoke at Yale Architecture last month and we have the highlights (video) Yale University’s School of Architecture holds powerful conference on forced labor in the built environment and invited the Fair Food Program to share its insights from the Worker-driven Social Respon...

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In April, Yale University’s School of Architecture held powerful conference on forced labor in the "built environment" and invited the Fair Food Program to share its insights from the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) experience

To the thousands of farmworker allies who contacted Wendy’s last week, demanding the fast-food giant finally join the Fair Food Program, thank you! Your support has been foundational to empowering tens of thousands of farmworkers across the US and beyond.

VIRTUAL ACTION ALERT: 5 ways to demand Wendy’s join the Fair Food Program! Fair Food Nation, today is the day to demand Wendy's finally do the right thing to protect farmworkers and join the Presidential Medal-winning Fair Food Program!  In tomorrow's annual general meeting,...

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Fair Food Nation, today is the day to demand Wendy's finally do the right thing to protect farmworkers and join the Presidential Medal-winning @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social !

SAVE THE DATE: MAY 20! Demand Wendy’s join the Fair Food Program Calling all members of the Fair Food Nation: Mark your calendars to contact Wendy's next Tuesday, May 20th! Demand justice for farmworkers by calling, emailing, or delivering a printed letter to Wendy...

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Calling all members of the Fair Food Nation:

Mark your calendars to contact Wendy’s next Tuesday, May 20th!

Demand justice for farmworkers by calling, emailing, or delivering a printed letter to Wendy’s urging the fast-food giant join the Fair Food Program!

Very honored to be a James Beard Award finalist for a story about the really incredible farmworker organizing of @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social 🎈

Longtime CIW ally, friend Kerry Kennedy awarded the prestigious Oscar Romero Human Rights Award Kerry Kennedy, President of RFK Human Rights: This recognition is a personal honor and a reminder that the pursuit of human rights demands boldness, compassion and an unshakable commitment to justice.

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It is our great pleasure to share the news that Kerry Kennedy — a longtime ally of the CIW, and of human rights defenders everywhere — has been awarded the Oscar Romero Human Rights Award by the University of Dayton’s Human Rights Center. @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social

Worker-to-worker education has always been an essential ingredient of the Fair Food Program’s unique success.

These education sessions happen on-the-clock, each season, with staff members of the CIW engaging farmworkers on their rights and responsibilities under the FFP.

A reflection from a farmworker and human rights leader on the Spring of Consciousness tour Silvia Perez, farmworker and CIW staff member: All these successful campaigns to get more Participating Buyers for the Fair Food Program have only been possible with the support of students and people...

Silvia Perez, farmworker and CIW staff member: “All these successful campaigns to get more Participating Buyers for the Fair Food Program have only been possible with the support of students and people of faith.”

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Farmworker and CIW staff member Lupe Gonzalo recently spoke at a conference on food sustainability at Yale University. Speaking from her firsthand experiences in the fields, Gonzalo made the case that true sustainability in food systems begins with empowering and protecting farmworkers.

Announcing the Spring of Consciousness, a FL-wide tour raising consciousness for farmworkers’ human rights Fair Food Nation, get ready!  This spring, in honor of National Farmworker Awareness Week, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is embarking on the Spring of Consciousness tour across three of Florida's...

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This spring, in honor of National Farmworker Awareness Week, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is embarking on the Spring of Consciousness tour across three of Florida’s biggest cities: Tampa, Miami, and Orlando!

Fair Food Program to consult in adaptation of FFP’s proven protections to prevent brutal labor abuses exposed in Mumbai High Court, Indian press, and hard-hitting New York Times series Chandan Kumar, India Sugar Industry Workers Association: “This partnership will help Indian producers align with global standards and respond to international calls for greater transparency and accoun...

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Lucas Benitez: “We have seen firsthand the unparalleled impact of the FFP in the fields… We look forward to partnering with sugarcane workers in India to help bring that same transformation to India’s sugar industry..."

In feature series, Mexico’s respected daily journal, La Jornada, shows why the Fair Food Program is global beacon of hope La Jornada: Both the administrators and the CIW explain that, in the end, the agreement not only directly benefited the workers but also improved the company's business and reputation.

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Lucas Benitez, @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social co-founder, on Worker-driven Social Responsibility: “How beautiful it is that we can say: here’s the formula for this medicine and you can adapt it to your reality…”

Visiting Immokalee: A Lesson in Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Yamilet Perez Aragon, a second-year student studying Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Emma Morris, a first-year student in the Food and Nutrition Polici

Teaching @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social students about the transformative change in agricultural working conditions driven by the #Worker-drivenSocialResponsibility model of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social with a visit to the @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social now.tufts.edu/2025/02/28/v...

Media round-up: The CIW and Fair Food Program featured in exciting new book and podcast episode Welcome to Florida podcast: The CIW was instrumental to enacting one of the most effective programs to improve working conditions for agriculture workers in U.S. history, the Fair Food Program.

For today's media round-up, we're excited to share an excerpt from the new book published by @bittersouth.bsky.social, on the CIW and @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, as well as a new Welcome to Florida episode w/ CIW co-founder Greg Asbed ciw-online.org/blog/2025/02...

The CIW's own Gerardo Reyes Chavez, speaking w/ @foodtank.bsky.social on the transformative power of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social

Another victory for WSR! Vermont Construction Company signs onto the Building Dignity and Rights Program José Ignacio, VT construction worker at press conference: “Just like we know that the community is facing challenges, we know that the community is capable of creating solutions.

In industries around the US and the rest of the world, worker and human rights organizations are increasingly looking to Worker-driven Social Responsibility in order to safeguard the dignity of low-wage workers @migrantjustice.bsky.social

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Op/Ed shines light on decades-long relationship between President Carter and CIW for farmworker human rights Professor Susan Marquis, in Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Envisioned and led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the Fair Food Program is transforming agriculture, ending the endemic abuse on farms...

Decades-long relationship began in 1997 with the former President’s public intervention in the CIW’s month-long hunger strike, continued through birth of @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social and growth of WSR model, carried over into support for CIW’s anti-slavery efforts

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How the Fair Food Program and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility model are inspiring poultry workers in Arkansas Farmworker with the CIW: “Heat and weariness don’t affect us because justice is priceless.” Alice Driver, author, on the CIW and Venceremos: “The CIW has organized workers since 1993, and, like Vencer...

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Check out excerpts from author Alice Driver's compelling new book on how poultry workers in Arkansas are organizing for a Worker-driven Social Responsibility program in their industry, inspired by the CIW's @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social.

Urgent action against forced labour is possible. Here's how While individual companies have taken bold steps to prevent forced labour, the sector as a whole has not treated this issue with the urgency it requires.

"Forced labour cannot be resolved without the active participation of workers... Among the most successful are those structured around binding agreements, most notably that within the Fair Food Program, which resolved forced labour among farmworkers in the US." - www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Opinion: Carter’s lesser-known but important post-presidency achievement The Fair Food Program is transforming agriculture across the U.S. and the globe.

www.ajc.com/opinion/opin... A new commentary is out in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on the pivotal role former President Jimmy Carter played in transforming FL agriculture by supporting farmworkers' rights with the CIW.

Thanks to your generosity, the Fair Food Program has met its ambitious 2024 campaign goal of raising $2 million!

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24 hours left to donate to the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social in 2024, can you help us reach our goal?

We have raised $1,850,000 and we need just $150K more from Fair Food Program supporters to reach our $2 million goal! Every gift made now will be matched 100%

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Fair Food Nation, it is not too late! There is still time to make your contribution to the globally recognized and award winning Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Program.

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With your support, we can bring hope to farmworker and consumer communities across the country in the year ahead, rallying ever more allies to the cause of Fair Food, and expanding the Fair Food Program by popular demand in the process. Donate today! secure.everyaction.com/30dQhLY6KEe-...