Fair Food Program
@fairfoodprogram.bsky.social
The Fair Food Program is a worker-driven, market-enforced human rights program in agriculture forged by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and monitored by the Fair Food Standards Council
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Ganga Sekar, a coordinator of ISWA: “By coming together, sugar workers break the silence around long-standing abuses and begin to build the trust, confidence, and collective voice needed to support a rights-based program like the Fair Food Program.”
Ganga Sekar, a coordinator of ISWA: “By coming together, sugar workers break the silence around long-standing abuses and begin to build the trust, confidence, and collective voice needed to support a rights-based program like the Fair Food Program.”
Fair Food Program adaptation in India gains steam as sugarcane workers nationwide gather to discuss WSR
Ganga Sekar, a coordinator of ISWA: By coming together, sugar workers break the silence around long-standing abuses and begin to build the trust, confidence, and collective voice needed to support a r...
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Ganga Sekar, a coordinator of ISWA: “By coming together, sugar workers break the silence around long-standing abuses and begin to build the trust, confidence, and collective voice needed to support a rights-based program like the Fair Food Program.”
Ganga Sekar, a coordinator of ISWA: “By coming together, sugar workers break the silence around long-standing abuses and begin to build the trust, confidence, and collective voice needed to support a rights-based program like the Fair Food Program.”
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Take a look inside the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social's expansion in South Africa, and read about the intensive training for the Program's human rights investigators and educators!
Take a look inside the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social's expansion in South Africa, and read about the intensive training for the Program's human rights investigators and educators!
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Take a look inside the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social's expansion in South Africa, and read about the intensive training for the Program's human rights investigators and educators!
Take a look inside the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social's expansion in South Africa, and read about the intensive training for the Program's human rights investigators and educators!
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Thanks to the generosity of nearly 500 donors, we have already raised over $26,000. These funds are now in the process of being transferred directly to Mr. Guevara’s widow to help with the many unexpected expenses the family is facing...
Thanks to the generosity of nearly 500 donors, we have already raised over $26,000. These funds are now in the process of being transferred directly to Mr. Guevara’s widow to help with the many unexpected expenses the family is facing...
An update on Marco Guevara and his family…
We want to quickly take a moment to thank everyone who has so generously supported Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara’s family during this heartbreaking time. Last month, Mr. Guevara, a farmworker based ...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Thanks to the generosity of nearly 500 donors, we have already raised over $26,000. These funds are now in the process of being transferred directly to Mr. Guevara’s widow to help with the many unexpected expenses the family is facing...
Thanks to the generosity of nearly 500 donors, we have already raised over $26,000. These funds are now in the process of being transferred directly to Mr. Guevara’s widow to help with the many unexpected expenses the family is facing...
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And read the second piece, which singles out the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social as the only proven solution here: www.propublica.org/article/h-2a...
Employers Have Exploited and Abused H-2A Farmworkers for Years. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way.
The seasonal visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death. Experts, lawyers and advocates say there are ways to reduce and even stop the har...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And read the second piece, which singles out the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social as the only proven solution here: www.propublica.org/article/h-2a...
The life-saving "heat-illness protection protocol US agriculture deserves" found within the Fair Food Program are featured by Fresh Fruit Portal today.
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Heat-stress protection protocols for farm workers save lives in the fields - FreshFruitPortal.com
In the absence of a federally mandated heat-stress protocol, initiatives like The Fair Food Program provide protection and business-savvy options.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The life-saving "heat-illness protection protocol US agriculture deserves" found within the Fair Food Program are featured by Fresh Fruit Portal today.
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For part 3 of our series highlighting key sections of the FFP’s recently released 2024 “State of the Program” report, we want to hone in on one of the features of the FFP model that sets it apart as the “new gold standard” in human rights enforcement today.
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2024 FFP “State of the Program” Report — Part 3: Understanding the FFP’s unique market-based enforcement model
Farmworker on an FFP participating farm: “More important than the money, which I need, was the feeling of dignity when my labor – the buckets I harvested – was recognized.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For part 3 of our series highlighting key sections of the FFP’s recently released 2024 “State of the Program” report, we want to hone in on one of the features of the FFP model that sets it apart as the “new gold standard” in human rights enforcement today.
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Fair Food Program reaches major landmark: Over $50 million in Fair Food Premium — aka the “Penny per Pound” — has been paid by Participating Buyers to improve farmworkers’ income on participating farms.
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2024 FFP “State of the Program” Report — Part 2: Measuring the Fair Food difference in the fields
Fair Food Program reaches major landmark: Over $50 million in Fair Food Premium — aka the Penny per Pound — has been paid by Participating Buyers to improve farmworkers' income on participating farms.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fair Food Program reaches major landmark: Over $50 million in Fair Food Premium — aka the “Penny per Pound” — has been paid by Participating Buyers to improve farmworkers’ income on participating farms.
Read more here! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
Read more here! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
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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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Read it now! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
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...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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.
Read it now! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
Read it now! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
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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
From everyone in the CIW and FFP, we want to congratulate @greymoran.bsky.social on their well-deserved recognition! @civileats.com
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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July 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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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
From everyone in the CIW and FFP, we want to congratulate @greymoran.bsky.social on their well-deserved recognition! @civileats.com
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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!
Civil Eats Wins a James Beard Award for Coverage of Farmworker Heat Protections
Civil Eats Wins a James Beard Award for Coverage of Farmworker Heat Protections
Our reporting on the Fair Food Program, which creates protections for Florida workers and immigrants, came in first in the Health and Wellness category.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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!
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Congratulations to former Staff Reporter @greymoran.bsky.social, who received a James Beard Foundation Media Award for excellence in Health and Wellness for their Civil Eats reporting on the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social. #JBFA 🎉
Read Moran’s award-winning story. ➡️ buff.ly/RAf1W8D
Read Moran’s award-winning story. ➡️ buff.ly/RAf1W8D
June 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Congratulations to former Staff Reporter @greymoran.bsky.social, who received a James Beard Foundation Media Award for excellence in Health and Wellness for their Civil Eats reporting on the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social. #JBFA 🎉
Read Moran’s award-winning story. ➡️ buff.ly/RAf1W8D
Read Moran’s award-winning story. ➡️ buff.ly/RAf1W8D
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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.
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.
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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June 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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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.
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.
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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.
DONATE TO BECOME A SUSTAINER of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social: fairfoodprogram.org/donate/
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.
DONATE TO BECOME A SUSTAINER of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social: fairfoodprogram.org/donate/
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.
DONATE TO BECOME A SUSTAINER of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social: fairfoodprogram.org/donate/
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.
DONATE TO BECOME A SUSTAINER of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social: fairfoodprogram.org/donate/
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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
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
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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May 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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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
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
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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 🎈
Nominated for the Category of Health and Wellness is former Staff Reporter @greymoran.bsky.social for their story on the Fair Food Program, which offers the strongest, legally binding protocols to keep farmworkers safe when politicians fall short.
Florida Banned Heat Protections. This Partnership Offers a Solution.
In this week’s Field Report, the Fair Food Program's legally binding protocols for worker safety, plus new organic standards and increasing access to farm loans.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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 🎈
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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.
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.
April 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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.
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.
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.
April 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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.
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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..."
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..."
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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March 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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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..."
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..."
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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…”
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…”
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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March 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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…”
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…”
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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...
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
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March 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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...
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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...
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.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
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The CIW's own Gerardo Reyes Chavez, speaking w/ @foodtank.bsky.social on the transformative power of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social
“We have the wits to change the [farming labor] conditions, but we need every consumer to understand that this is not just a problem of farmers."
Powerful words from Geraldo Reyes Chavez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Powerful words from Geraldo Reyes Chavez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
February 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The CIW's own Gerardo Reyes Chavez, speaking w/ @foodtank.bsky.social on the transformative power of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social
"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...
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.
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January 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"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...
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Thank you to @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Standards Council for hosting us in Florida and sharing the experiences of your organisations and workers.
From learning together, we will be better able tackle worker exploitation in fishing here.
From learning together, we will be better able tackle worker exploitation in fishing here.
January 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Standards Council for hosting us in Florida and sharing the experiences of your organisations and workers.
From learning together, we will be better able tackle worker exploitation in fishing here.
From learning together, we will be better able tackle worker exploitation in fishing here.
Thanks to your generosity, the Fair Food Program has met its ambitious 2024 campaign goal of raising $2 million!
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January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thanks to your generosity, the Fair Food Program has met its ambitious 2024 campaign goal of raising $2 million!
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