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26 May 2010

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Jennifer Lawinski, Slashfood [USA]

Quiznos Seeks Fair Wage for Tomato Pickers Amid Protest [USA]

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An activist group scheduled a protest Tuesday at Quiznos headquarters in Denver to urge the chain to come to an agreement with the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers to ensure better working conditions and better pay for tomato pickers... The Quiznos Supplier Code of Conduct asks tomato suppliers to create specific plans to address wages and working conditions for the farm workers who pick tomatoes... "We care very much about the end result of this which is the humane treatment of the workers," Quiznos spokeswoman Ellen Kramer told Slashfood... Quiznos is asking produce suppliers to work with the CIW on increasing farm worker participation in monitoring supplier compliance, investigating complaints and resolving disputes.