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Immokalee Boycott of Taco Bell
Summary: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (C.O.I.W.) is trying to pressure Taco Bell into being a responsible corporate citizen by voluntarily paying an additional penny for every pound of tomatoes Taco Bell purchases.
This penny per pound could trickle down to tomato pickers and allow members of the C.O.I.W. to earn double the wage they are currently paid (Campbell par. 5). The price that is paid to pickers in South Florida, where the C.O.I.W. is rooted, has not changed since 1978 ("Taco Bell Truth Tour" par. 1). In addition to earning poverty-wages, the C.O.I.W. members face additional challenges. Farm workers originate from many different countries, which poses a communication barrier (Bowe par. 8). With every necessity (housing, food, water, etc.) provided solely by the labor contractors who sell to Taco Bell, C.O.I.W. members find themselves in forced-labor work camps (Bowe par. 10). Lax labor laws instituted by the United States and Florida governments further trouble the C.O.I.W. members (Renford par. 27).
Immokalee is located just east of Fort Myers, Florida, at the...
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