Fund the farmworker-led March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields!
Miami DSA is collecting funds from members and comrades to send to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in support of their march to end modern slavery on April 2nd! 100% of your donation will be used to support this cause.
Over a decade ago, farmworkers with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) created the award-winning Fair Food Program, a uniquely successful program of worker-led monitoring and enforcement that has virtually eradicated long-standing human rights abuses, from sexual assault to modern-day slavery, for tens of thousands of farmworkers under its groundbreaking protections.
The Fair Food Program is widely recognized as the new gold standard for protecting fundamental human rights in corporate supply chains, winning acclaim from human rights observers from the United Nations to the White House.
All of the largest fast-food companies — McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Taco Bell and Chipotle — joined the program a decade ago. All except Wendy’s.
By rejecting the Fair Food Program, Wendy’s has continued to turn a blind eye to the growing wave of modern slavery in the fields. That is why farmworkers, their children and allies are marching on April 2. But, they cannot do it without your help!
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers launched a campaign to raise $10,000 to fund a bus of farmworkers from Immokalee to Palm Beach and purchase nutritious meals to sustain energy for a day of marching to end forced labor and other human rights abuses in U.S. agriculture. Will you make a contribution today?
Learn more about why farmworkers are marching here: www.boycott-wendys.org/endslavery