Horrific modern-day slavery cases continue surfacing outside the reach of the Fair Food Program. In one of several recent prosecutions, 24 people were arrested as part of a forced labor conspiracy alleged to have affected 71,000 workers and netted over $200 million in illegal profits in a multi-year operation in the onion fields of South Georgia.
The official indictment from the Department of Justice stated: “The conspirators are accused of raping, kidnapping and threatening or attempting to kill some of the workers or their families, and in many cases sold or traded the workers to other conspirators. At least two of the workers died as a result of workplace conditions.”
By refusing to commit to the Fair Food Program, Wendy’s has continued to turn a blind eye to the growing wave of brutal forced labor operations in the fields. That is why farmworkers, their children and hundreds of consumer allies are marching on April 2 in Palm Beach, home of Wendy's Board Chair Nelson Peltz and Wendy's largest institutional shareholder Trian Partners.
And we are counting on allies like you to help us fuel the March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields this weekend! We still have to raise $8,300 in order to reach our goal. Make a $3 donation to support the CIW's farmworker bus mobilization, or if you’re not in a position to give, share our fundraising campaign with five friends who might be able to contribute.
