Dear Friend –
In the last year, tens of thousands of people like you stood up for the workers who farm, fish, and process the food sold at supermarket giants like Whole Foods.
Human suffering should never be an ingredient in the food we eat. Yet, millions of people around the world who farm, fish, and process the food we eat are working extremely long hours, toiling in unsafe conditions, and earning only poverty wages. Not a single US major supermarket is doing enough to ensure basic human rights for these hard workers.
These giant supermarkets ALL need to do better.
How does your supermarket score on human suffering today?
For the past 3 years, Oxfam has rigorously analyzed the policies of the top supermarkets to see what steps they are taking to understand, and stop, the suffering of the people – especially women – who produce the food they sell.
Since Oxfam released its first supermarket scorecard in 2018, together we have challenged Whole Foods and other supermarket giants to put people first. But are these corporate executives listening?
Globally, we have seen some significant progress, with supermarkets like Albert Heijn in the Netherlands agreeing to create tangible solutions to improving the working conditions of food producers. Most companies over the past year have improved their scores – due in large part because of people like you speaking out.
But, supermarket giants in the US are still not doing enough, so we are asking you to join us, amplify, and increase the pressure.
Oxfam’s latest analysis of 6 of the biggest supermarkets in the US reveals some outrageous findings: All are failing to ensure basic human rights are met. And despite their sustainability claims, Whole Foods has the WORST track record when it comes to policies to stop human rights abuses.
We need your consumer power to force these corporate giants like Whole Foods to ensure that the people who produce the food sold in their stores are treated fairly. Share this news on Twitter or Facebook to amplify this message by hundreds of thousands more people. If you want to take it a step further, check out our comprehensive social media toolkit – and get to posting!
Our power as consumers is great, but we must keep the pressure up in order to create real change. As a next step, forward this email or share our message on Twitter and Facebook.
Knowledge is power.
Thank you for continuing to stand with us to ensure that the people who are at the heart of producing our food can earn a living from their work, in a safe environment – free from fear, poverty, or suffering.
Gina Cummings
Director of Campaigns
Oxfam America
P.S. Check out how your supermarket performs in the updated scorecard and the methodology used to reach these conclusions.
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