by Marley Monacello
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers invites you to join farmworkers for the final 2 miles of the Build A New World March in Palm Beach, Florida on March 18!
Most recently, a federal judge sentenced Bladimir Moreno, a crewleader in Florida, to 10 years for conspiracy to commit forced labor after Moreno spent years forcing hundreds of farmworkers to live in squalid conditions, work for six or seven days for as little as $40 per week, and suffer threats of violence against their families.
What’s more, we know the watermelons those workers harvested ended up in our supermarkets, as highlighted in a recent Department of Labor press release linking Moreno to major retailers like Kroger.
Despite more than a decade of documented, unprecedented human rights progress under the Fair Food Program, and despite sickening examples of abuse like Florida’s most recent forced labor operation out of Pahokee, continuing to make headlines year after year, there are nevertheless corporations that refuse to embrace the gold standard for human rights protections in their supply chain by joining the Fair Food Program.
Join farmworkers for the Build A New World March to call on Wendy’s, Publix, and Kroger to do their part in combating forced labor!
