Coalition of Immokalee Workers
@immokaleeworkers.bsky.social
Worker-led human rights organization. Creator of the @fairfoodprogram & Campaign for Fair Food. Pioneer in fight to end modern slavery.
https://linktr.ee/justiceforfarmworkers
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Yale Student Farmworker Alliance in Yale Daily News: "It is unacceptable that Yale backs away from fair and humane conditions in its supply chain when a program exists which can guarantee them."
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BAIK KANG & STORINO: Yale Hospitality, will you support farmworkers’ rights?
It is unacceptable that Yale backs away from fair and humane conditions in its supply chain when a program exists which can guarantee them.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yale Student Farmworker Alliance in Yale Daily News: "It is unacceptable that Yale backs away from fair and humane conditions in its supply chain when a program exists which can guarantee them."
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READ MORE: yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11...
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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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H-2A visas are certain to remain in high demand, experts say. But without reform, instances of abuse and exploitation of migrant farmworkers are likely to increase too.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
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…
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September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
H-2A visas are certain to remain in high demand, experts say. But without reform, instances of abuse and exploitation of migrant farmworkers are likely to increase too.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
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In 2021, Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in forced labor as part of a federal investigation that exposed widespread abuses of H-2A workers across Georgia.
This is the story of what one of those workers endured.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
This is the story of what one of those workers endured.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap.
Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it…
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September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In 2021, Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in forced labor as part of a federal investigation that exposed widespread abuses of H-2A workers across Georgia.
This is the story of what one of those workers endured.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
This is the story of what one of those workers endured.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
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“… Agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia. That collaboration enabled the agents to expand their investigation.”
“… Agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia. That collaboration enabled the agents to expand their investigation.”
Bombshell ProPublica investigation reveals horrifying new details on ‘Operation Blooming Onion’ — largest ever modern-slavery case, uncovered by CIW — highlights Fair Food Program as only proven solut...
ProPublica: ... Agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vid...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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“… Agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia. That collaboration enabled the agents to expand their investigation.”
“… Agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia. That collaboration enabled the agents to expand their investigation.”
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The life-saving "heat-illness protection protocol US agriculture deserves" found within the Fair Food Program are featured by Fresh Fruit Portal today.
www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/09...
www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/09...
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.
www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/09...
www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/09...
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In the wake of this unimaginable loss, his family must now navigate the painful return of his body to Mexico and the burden of medical and legal costs. To help Mr. Guevara’s family in their time of need, we are re-sharing this fundraiser:
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Donate to Help Support the Family of Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara, organized by Miguel Estrada
Please note: Funds will be withdrawn by Zach Cole, a trusted … Miguel Estrada needs your support for Help Support the Family of Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara
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August 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the wake of this unimaginable loss, his family must now navigate the painful return of his body to Mexico and the burden of medical and legal costs. To help Mr. Guevara’s family in their time of need, we are re-sharing this fundraiser:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
Late last week, we shared the news that Immokalee-area farmworker Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara had been hospitalized after collapsing from heat stroke in Florida’s fields.
Today, with heavy hearts, we share the news that Mr. Guevara passed away over the weekend.
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Today, with heavy hearts, we share the news that Mr. Guevara passed away over the weekend.
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Marco Guevara, farmworker and beloved husband, father of three, has passed away after hospitalization with heatstroke
La Jornada: “Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara should not have died. The farmworker, like so many others, came to the United States to work in the fields of Florida and support his wife and three daught...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Late last week, we shared the news that Immokalee-area farmworker Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara had been hospitalized after collapsing from heat stroke in Florida’s fields.
Today, with heavy hearts, we share the news that Mr. Guevara passed away over the weekend.
ciw-online.org/blog/2025/08...
Today, with heavy hearts, we share the news that Mr. Guevara passed away over the weekend.
ciw-online.org/blog/2025/08...
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Marco Guevara, proud father of 3 and husband, succumbs to heat on Immokalee area farm, lies fighting for his life in Naples hospital. You can help: GoFundMe effort launched by Immokalee area pastor...
Marco Guevara, proud father of 3 and husband, succumbs to heat on Immokalee area farm, lies fighting for his life in Naples hospital. You can help: GoFundMe effort launched by Immokalee area pastor...
Donate to Help Support the Family of Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara, organized by Miguel Estrada
Please note: Funds will be withdrawn by Zach Cole, a trusted … Miguel Estrada needs your support for Help Support the Family of Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara
www.gofundme.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Marco Guevara, proud father of 3 and husband, succumbs to heat on Immokalee area farm, lies fighting for his life in Naples hospital. You can help: GoFundMe effort launched by Immokalee area pastor...
Marco Guevara, proud father of 3 and husband, succumbs to heat on Immokalee area farm, lies fighting for his life in Naples hospital. You can help: GoFundMe effort launched by Immokalee area pastor...
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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.
Read more here! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
Read more here! ciw-online.org/blog/2025/07...
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...
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...
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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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.”
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.”
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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July 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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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.”
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!
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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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
YouTube video by CIWvideo
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June 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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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
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.
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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.
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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 !
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 !
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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May 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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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 !
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 !
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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!
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!
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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May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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!
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!
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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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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
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
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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May 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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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
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.
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.