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Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Receives Presidential Award

Coalition of Immokalee Workers

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has fought for the rights of Florida’s farm workers for more than 20 years. It pioneered the worker-based social responsibility model, the Fair Food Program, which included workers in addressing exploitation and abuse and has worked to eradicate forced labor in Florida’s tomato fields. In recognition of CIW’s achievements, Secretary of State John Kerry presented the organization with the 2015 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking in Persons.