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23 May 2008

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Coalition of Immokalee Workers [USA]

Burger King Corp. and Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Work Together

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and Burger King Corp… today announced plans to work together to improve wages and working conditions for the farmworkers who harvest tomatoes for the BURGER KING® system in Florida…BKC has agreed to pay an additional net penny per pound for Florida tomatoes to increase wages for the Florida farm workers who harvest tomatoes...BKC also joins other fast-food industry leaders and the CIW in calling for an industry-wide net penny per pound surcharge to increase wages for Florida tomato harvesters. Together, BKC and the CIW have also established zero tolerance guidelines for certain unlawful activities...of any grower from the BURGER KING® supply chain. The BKC/CIW collaboration additionally provides for farmworker participation in the monitoring of growers' compliance with the company's vendor code of conduct...