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Subject: [iA] Whole Foods and CIW to work together!

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:35:13 -0400

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Dear friends,

We have some wonderful news to share today-- Whole Foods and the CIW

have reached an agreement to " work in partnership to help improve wages

and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers " !

As CIW member Gerardo Reyes says, “With this agreement, the Campaign for

Fair Food has again broken new ground. This is not only our

first agreement in the supermarket industry but, in working with Whole

Foods Market, we have the opportunity to really raise the bar to

establish and ensure modern day labor standards and conditions in Florida.”

Whole Foods Market will support the CIW’s “penny-per-pound” approach for

tomatoes purchased from Florida, with the goal of passing these

additional funds on to the harvesters. Additionally, Whole Foods Market

is exploring the creation of a domestic purchasing program to help

guarantee transparent, ethical and responsible sourcing and production,

using the company’s existing Whole Trade Guarantee program as a model.

Whole Trade Guarantee, a third-party verified program, ensures that

producers and laborers in developing countries get an equitable price

for their goods in a safe and healthy working environment. The goal is

to purchase Florida tomatoes from growers that will implement a similar

program.

To read the full press release

visit http://www.interfaithact.org/wholefoodsciw and stay tuned for more

news in the days to come!

Brigitte, Jordan, and Melody

Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida

Immokalee, FL ~ 239-986-0688

www.interfaithact.org

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