On September 10, 2009
Chipotle Agrees to Raise Tomato Wages (Finally)
After months of protests and scorn from workers’ rights activists, Chipotle Mexican Grill has reached an agreement with East Coast Farms to pay an extra penny per pound for Florida tomatoes — creating a 64 percent wage increase for farm workers. Chipotle is known for its ethical and sustainable business practices; I’ve written before about its laudable approach to both local and organic sourcing. But activists have accused the chain of “Chipocrisy” for its failure to address the atrocious conditions of Florida farm workers despite the company’s motto of “Food with Integrity.” The situation for some of these workers was so bad they had to be rescued by police. Their meager wages were eaten away by company charges for basics…
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