The Build A New World March will draw attention to the two parallel worlds that have existed within U.S. agriculture since the inception of the Fair Food Program in 2011. On Fair Food Program farms, farmworkers harvest our food free from the fear of outrageous human rights abuses like forced labor, sexual assault, and systemic wage theft. But beyond the reach of the FFP’s gold standard human rights protections still exists a dark world of harsh, and worsening, exploitation and abuse, as illustrated by the horrific facts of the recently-prosecuted Moreno case, and the sprawling “Blooming Onion” forced labor prosecution announced late last year by federal prosecutors in Georgia — involving tens of thousands of workers and $200 million in illegal profits — before it.
In light of the Fair Food Program’s unprecedented success, on the one hand, and the growing modern-day slavery crisis on farms outside the Program’s reach, on the other, farmworkers and consumers are demanding that Wendy’s, Publix and Kroger do their part to ensure freedom in their supply chain by joining the Fair Food Program once and for all! Beginning on Tuesday, March 14th, we will be marching to continue building the world where workers no longer fear being beaten, raped, or robbed by their bosses, and where consumers know that the workers who picked their produce were treated with dignity and respect. Only when all large buyers of produce are part of the Fair Food Program will the work of building that world be complete.
That’s why, after launching our march where the most recent slavery prosecution began, we will be culminating the 45-mile journey in the city of Palm Beach, where Wendy’s Board Chair has a beachfront estate and secondary headquarter offices, and where the power to end farmworker exploitation resides! On Saturday, March 18, hundreds of farmworkers and allies will gather for a rally and street theater performance at Lake Drive Park (500 Brazilian Avenue) in Palm Beach at 10:30 a.m. followed by a 2-mile march.
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