"Ben & Jerry’s commits to work with Vermont dairy workers toward agreement to adopt Milk with Dignity Program in company’s Northeast dairy supply chain!", 22 Jun 2015

Ben & Jerry’s...reached out to Migrant Justice, committing to negotiate an agreement to implement the Milk with Dignity Program on farms that provide dairy products to Ben & Jerry’s across the Northeast!...

The preliminary agreement specifically sets out the key elements of the Milk with Dignity Program, including:

• Farmworker defined standards under a Code of Conduct that covers the human right to work with dignity and fair housing for all farm labor;
• Farmworker and farmer education about workers’ rights under the defined Code of Conduct;
• Third-party monitoring that provides insurance that the program is being implemented and enforced;
• Economic relief in the form of premiums that benefit both farmworkers and farmers;
• Legally-binding Agreement that defines the program.

The Milk with Dignity Program is a Worker-Driven Social Responsibility (WSR) program created by Migrant Justice in Ben & Jerry’s home state of Vermont, designed to ensure dignified working and living conditions on dairy farms and based on the success of the Fair Food Program.