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Milwaukee, November 10: Farmworker Justice Teach-In with CIW

Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and Youth Empowered in the Struggle – UWM (YES) for a presentation to learn how you can partner with farmworkers to amplify the national boycott of Wendy’s!.

Ten of thousands of student and consumers of conscience are committed to boycotting Wendy’s until the fast-food giant joins the Fair Food Program, a unique partnership between McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and WalMart, that is rooting out abuse and sexual harassment in fields from Florida to North Carolina.

Rather than support an industry setting new standards for human rights. Wendy’s took its tomato purchases to Mexico, where workers continue to confront wage theft, sexual harassment, child labor, and even slavery without access to protections. And recently, Wendey’s has published an empty Code of Conduct for its suppliers that lacks the two most essential elements of the Fair Food Program: worker participation and verifiable enforcement mechanisms for standards.

The presentation will be held at the UWM Student Union in Room 191 at 6 p.m. Feel feel to invite friends and family. Hope to see you there!

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