ISSUE 1088
FFVA HELPS FORM NEW GROUP TO CERTIFY GOOD FARM
LABOR PRACTICES FFVA and the Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) have joined forces to establish an independent organization that will certify fruit and vegetable growers who follow fair, lawful labor practices. The organization, called Socially Accountable Farm Employers (SAFE), is the first of its kind in Florida and in the industry. It will provide independent certification of companies that adhere to an established employer code of conduct covering general employment practices and specific issues including forced labor, child labor, wages and benefits, safety, and housing. The groundwork is still being laid. A board of
directors will be selected and bylaws developed in the coming
weeks. Two board members have already been appointed, Mike Stuart,
FFVA president and Barbara Mainster, RCMA executive director.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) BRONSON HEARS DAMAGE REPORTS, AID REQUESTS USDA TO SURVEY STORM DAMAGE TO CITRUS LOANS AVAILABLE FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE GAO FINDS CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM VULNERABLE TO ABUSE FFVA HELPS FORM NEW GROUP TO CERTIFY GOOD FARM LABOR PRACTICES SENATE VOTES DOWN CAP ON FARM SUBSIDIES OFFICIALS, SCIENTISTS DETERMINING STATEGY TO FIGHT CITRUS GREENING RULING SETS PRECEDENT FOR AG LANDOWNERS
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