The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is reaching out to college students in the U.S. to build support for its campaign for farmworkers’ rights. The CIW, a mission partner with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is seeking collegiate backing for its Fair Food Program, a partnership among farmers, farm workers, and retail food companies that ensures humane wages and working conditions for the workers who pick fruits and vegetables on participating farms.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and Compass Group North America today announced at a signing ceremony in Washington, D.C. an agreement designed to bring sweeping advances for farmworkers laboring in the Florida tomato industry.
Compass will immediately pay farmworkers an additional penny per pound for tomatoes harvested, with the ultimate goal of a guaranteed fair minimum wage.
“On behalf of the General Assembly I commend the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Compass Group on forging a sustainable agreement that will advance both the human rights of farmworkers and practices of corporate social responsibility,” said the Rev. Gradye Parsons, stated …