Coalition of Immokalee Workers

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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a worker-based human rights organization known for improving wages and working conditions for farmworkers, particularly in the U.S. tomato industry, through campaigns like the Fair Food Program.

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Coalition of Immokalee Workers canonical 3

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instanceOf human rights organization ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
worker-based organization ⓘ
advocatesFor enforceable labor standards in supply chains ⓘ
higher piece rates for tomato pickers ⓘ
prevention of forced labor ⓘ
prevention of modern-day slavery in agriculture ⓘ
prevention of sexual harassment in the fields ⓘ
aimsTo create a more ethical food system ⓘ
end exploitation of farmworkers ⓘ
coreMethod community education ⓘ
direct action campaigns ⓘ
grassroots organizing ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgram Fair Food Program ⓘ
Fair Food Standards Council (in partnership) ⓘ
field farmworker advocacy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ
focusesOn agricultural laborers ⓘ
farmworkers ⓘ
migrant workers ⓘ
foundedIn early 1990s ⓘ
hasApproach binding agreements with buyers ⓘ
market-based incentives for growers ⓘ
worker-led monitoring ⓘ
industryFocus U.S. tomato industry ⓘ
knownFor Campaign for Fair Food ⓘ
Fair Food Program ⓘ
improving wages for farmworkers ⓘ
improving working conditions for farmworkers ⓘ
languageCommunity Haitian farmworkers ⓘ
Indigenous farmworkers ⓘ
primarily Latino farmworkers ⓘ
location Immokalee, Florida ⓘ
operatesInSector agriculture ⓘ
food industry supply chains ⓘ
partnerIn Fair Food Program agreements with major food retailers ⓘ
recognizedFor innovative worker-driven social responsibility model ⓘ
reducing abuses in agricultural labor ⓘ
usesStrategy consumer campaigns ⓘ
corporate social responsibility agreements ⓘ
worker-driven social responsibility ⓘ
worksOn corporate accountability in food supply chains ⓘ
education of farmworkers about their rights ⓘ
monitoring of farm labor conditions ⓘ

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Immokalee, Florida → servedByOrganization → Coalition of Immokalee Workers ⓘ
Immokalee, Florida → hasOrganization → Coalition of Immokalee Workers ⓘ
subject linked to: served by State Road 29
Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award → notableRecipient → Coalition of Immokalee Workers ⓘ