Modern Slavery in America (tags)
Slavery thrives in America. Only its form has changed.
National Petition to End Sweatshops and Slavery in the Fields (tags)
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) - an organization of low-wage workers based in Immokalee, Florida - has launched a national petition campaign to demand that Burger King and other food industry leaders work with the CIW to improve the wages & working conditions of the workers who pick their tomatoes, and join with the CIW in an industry-wide effort to eliminate modern-day slavery & human rights abuses from Florida's fields.
McDonald's farmworker raise fought by growers (tags)
McDonald's Corp.'s high-profile deal to raise wages for Florida tomato pickers appears to have run into a major obstacle: Florida's tomato farmers.
Fast for Farmworker Justice May 20th -- Taco Bell boycott (tags)
“We fast today so that we may taste justice for farmworkers tomorrow!” Farmworkers call for National Day of Fasting Next Thursday, May 20th! Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in their protest against Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands, during its annual shareholders meeting Thursday, May 20th
the Taco Bell Truth Tour set to hit LA and OC one more time (tags)
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers set the dates for the next major Taco Bell boycott action at Taco Bell Headquarters in Irvine, CA