CIW’s Nely Rodriguez in Miami: “What we are asking is that Wendy’s stop abandoning human rights protections for farmworkers, that they don’t tolerate sexual harassment of women, and that we all move forward with this new day for farmworkers under the Fair Food Program…”
Building on the major Week of Action in October, the Fair Food Nation kept cranking up the heat on Wendy’s throughout November, with several lively actions across Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Today, we bring you a report from the Alliance for Fair Food – the tireless staff of which organized action after action throughout the month! – that pulls together all of the highlights from consumers’ efforts to call on the fast food giant to bring the much-needed human rights protections of the Fair Food Program to farmworkers in its supply chain.
Below is the AFF report in full, replete with photos and inspiring words from farmworkers and allies alike!
Sarasota, FL
A day after members of the Sarasota Friends Meeting (Quakers) visited Immokalee to learn more about the Fair Food Program, they teamed up with farmworkers and New College of Florida (NCF) students for a spirited action in their hometown! On Sunday, November 11, farmworkers, NCF Students Targeting Oppressive Powers, Quakers, Tampa Bay International Workers of the World and Sarasota community members protested at a Wendy’s on busy S. Tamiami Trail...
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