Amy Goodman
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Calls Grow for Wendy's to Join Fair Food Program as Coalition Plans Major Protest of Fast-Food Giant
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10:06Now PlayingThis week, Democracy Now! broadcast from Westerville, Ohio, near the headquarters of fastfood giant Wendy’s, where student groups, faith communities and labor organizers are calling for Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program and respect the rights of farmworkers. The Fair Food Program was launched by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in 2011. It ensures farmworkers access to shade and water, increased pay, as well as freedom from sexual harassment and forced labor. Although fastfood giants like McDonald’s and Subway have signed Fair Food Agreements, Wendy’s has refusedinstead opting for their own "Supplier Code of Conduct," which activists say is less stringent and has no enforcement mechanisms. On March 6, Fair Food advocates will convene at Wendy’s headquarters here in Columbus, Ohio, for a major demonstration, calling on the fastfood giant to establish more humane farm labor standards and fairer wages for farmworkers. We speak with Santiago Perez, a farmworker and member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and Natali Rodriguez, a member of the Alliance for Fair Food. Democracy Now! invited Wendy’s to join us on our show but received no response.
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