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  • These farmworkers created America's strongest workplace heat rules

    Nicolás Rivero Eva Marie Uzcategui

    February 17, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    To fight for safer working conditions, a coalition of farmworkers staged protests and led boycotts of corporations such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell, which helped persuade the companies to join their push for better treatment. This led to the creation of the Fair Food Program, an initiative that certifies farms that comply with strict safety standards and gives them access to some of the largest buyers of produce. Farms in 10 states now participate in the program, providing protections for roughly 20,000 workers.

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