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.
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Indian Sugar Workers Association (ISWA) release: “To remedy – and ultimately prevent – this outrageous exploitation, ISWA urgently calls on the global brands that purchase Indian sugar to engage with workers and collaborate..."
Indian Sugar Workers Association (ISWA) release: “To remedy – and ultimately prevent – this outrageous exploitation, ISWA urgently calls on the global brands that purchase Indian sugar to engage with workers and collaborate..."
Preventable atrocities uncovered in India’s sugar industry underscore urgent need for WSR
Indian Sugar Workers Association (ISWA) release: To remedy – and ultimately prevent – this outrageous exploitation, ISWA urgently calls on the global brands that purchase Indian sugar to engage with w...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Indian Sugar Workers Association (ISWA) release: “To remedy – and ultimately prevent – this outrageous exploitation, ISWA urgently calls on the global brands that purchase Indian sugar to engage with workers and collaborate..."
Indian Sugar Workers Association (ISWA) release: “To remedy – and ultimately prevent – this outrageous exploitation, ISWA urgently calls on the global brands that purchase Indian sugar to engage with workers and collaborate..."
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Without you, there would be no Fair Food Program—only a deferred dream of dignity for farmworkers forced instead to endure daily exploitation in the fields. Please consider making a one-time year-end contribution by December 31.
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Without you, there would be no Fair Food Program—only a deferred dream of dignity for farmworkers forced instead to endure daily exploitation in the fields. Please consider making a one-time year-end contribution by December 31.
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Your donation today will help the Fair Food Program shine for all the world to see in 2026
Dear Fair Food Allies, As the year-end giving season comes to a close, we cannot thank you enough for your generous support. Together, we have accomplished so much.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Without you, there would be no Fair Food Program—only a deferred dream of dignity for farmworkers forced instead to endure daily exploitation in the fields. Please consider making a one-time year-end contribution by December 31.
secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
Without you, there would be no Fair Food Program—only a deferred dream of dignity for farmworkers forced instead to endure daily exploitation in the fields. Please consider making a one-time year-end contribution by December 31.
secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
As the year comes to a close, we want to share something with the rest of the Fair Food community that has deeply moved all of us here in Immokalee.
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From the mouths of babes: Children’s letters to the CIW, farmworkers too good not to share this holiday season!
As the year comes to a close, we want to share something with the rest of the Fair Food community that has deeply moved all of us here in Immokalee. Students from All Saints Catholic School recently t...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As the year comes to a close, we want to share something with the rest of the Fair Food community that has deeply moved all of us here in Immokalee.
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Help us keep the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social on the road!
Your financial contribution today will support the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles needed to keep the Fair Food Program running — and growing — in the fields where it matters most. secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
Your financial contribution today will support the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles needed to keep the Fair Food Program running — and growing — in the fields where it matters most. secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Help us keep the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social on the road!
Your financial contribution today will support the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles needed to keep the Fair Food Program running — and growing — in the fields where it matters most. secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
Your financial contribution today will support the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles needed to keep the Fair Food Program running — and growing — in the fields where it matters most. secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
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Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
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Read the feature piece on the transformative impact of the Fair Food Program by @propublica.org here: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Read the feature piece on the transformative impact of the Fair Food Program by @propublica.org here: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
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Jon Esformes, CEO Pacific Tomato Growers and first major grower to join the FFP: “I’m not sitting here with my head in the sand saying we were squeaky clean before. We knew there were problems. We wanted them fixed.”
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New ProPublica Feature Article: How the Fair Food Program benefits workers and growers alike
ProPublica on the Fair Food Program: ...The Fair Food Program’s protections currently extend to more than 20,000 farmworkers in nearly half of all states. It has led to workers getting paid more than ...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Jon Esformes, CEO Pacific Tomato Growers and first major grower to join the FFP: “I’m not sitting here with my head in the sand saying we were squeaky clean before. We knew there were problems. We wanted them fixed.”
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There is a cruel irony in this: The very farmworkers who harvest the fruits and vegetables that feed our nation are now struggling to feed their own families.
There is a cruel irony in this: The very farmworkers who harvest the fruits and vegetables that feed our nation are now struggling to feed their own families.
As Immokalee’s only major grocery store closes its doors, prices are expected to rise. You can help the CIW respond today!
In late October, the Winn-Dixie in Immokalee closed its doors. Its replacement may take six months — or longer — to build. For the thousands of families who call Immokalee home, and whose only major ...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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There is a cruel irony in this: The very farmworkers who harvest the fruits and vegetables that feed our nation are now struggling to feed their own families.
There is a cruel irony in this: The very farmworkers who harvest the fruits and vegetables that feed our nation are now struggling to feed their own families.
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Kick off the holiday season of giving with a gift for farmworkers’ rights!
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December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Kick off the holiday season of giving with a gift for farmworkers’ rights!
Donate today! secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
Donate today! secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
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This Thanksgiving, you can help sustain the groundbreaking advances we’ve achieved through the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, and give thanks for the women and men who put food on your Thanksgiving table, by becoming a Fair Food Sustainer
This Thanksgiving, you can help sustain the groundbreaking advances we’ve achieved through the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, and give thanks for the women and men who put food on your Thanksgiving table, by becoming a Fair Food Sustainer
2025: A Tale of Two Thanksgivings
This Thanksgiving, you can help sustain the groundbreaking advances we’ve achieved through the Fair Food Program, and give thanks for the women and men who put food on your Thanksgiving table, by beco...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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This Thanksgiving, you can help sustain the groundbreaking advances we’ve achieved through the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, and give thanks for the women and men who put food on your Thanksgiving table, by becoming a Fair Food Sustainer
This Thanksgiving, you can help sustain the groundbreaking advances we’ve achieved through the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social, and give thanks for the women and men who put food on your Thanksgiving table, by becoming a Fair Food Sustainer
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30 years ago, the Immokalee farmworker community, the principal source of labor for Southwest Florida’s massive agricultural industry for several decades, came together across linguistic and cultural divisions and erupted in its first-ever general strike...
30 years ago, the Immokalee farmworker community, the principal source of labor for Southwest Florida’s massive agricultural industry for several decades, came together across linguistic and cultural divisions and erupted in its first-ever general strike...
Lucas Benitez, CIW Co-Founder, Turns 50, as CIW Turns 30!
Thirty years ago this month, the Immokalee farmworker community -- the principal source of labor for Southwest Florida's massive agricultural industry for several decades -- came together across long-...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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30 years ago, the Immokalee farmworker community, the principal source of labor for Southwest Florida’s massive agricultural industry for several decades, came together across linguistic and cultural divisions and erupted in its first-ever general strike...
30 years ago, the Immokalee farmworker community, the principal source of labor for Southwest Florida’s massive agricultural industry for several decades, came together across linguistic and cultural divisions and erupted in its first-ever general strike...
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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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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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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.”
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."
READ MORE: yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11...
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...
ciw-online.org
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...