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Article

26 Apr 2013

Author:
Amy Bennett Williams, news-press.com [USA]

Delegates from U.N. visit Coalition of Immokalee Workers [USA]

Two members of a United Nations delegation traveled to Immokalee on Friday to spend time with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The two-day visit is part of a broader trip to the U.S. to see how U.N guiding principles on human rights and business are faring...The delegates...learned about the Fair Food program, which gives workers a penny-per-pound raise that comes not from growers, but from...corporate tomato buyers...The program also improves working conditions for the people who pick tomatoes in Florida...[It] calls for a cooperative complaint resolution system, a health and safety program, and worker-to-worker education...Jungk said she was impressed with the group’s energy and innovations. “It’s great to see the creativity around this problem.” [Refers to Trader Joe's (part of Aldi Nord), Whole Foods]