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A short trailer for a documentary produced for the CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers). The CIW is a community-based worker organ A short trailer for a documentary produced for the CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers). The CIW is a community-based worker organization. Whose members are largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants farm-workers, working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. The CIW fights for, among other things: a fair wage for the work it's members do, more respect on the part of their bosses and the industries where they work, better and cheaper housing, stronger laws and stronger enforcement against those who would violate workers' rights, the right to organize on their jobs without fear of retaliation, and an end to indentured servitude in the fields.

In April of 2007, following a two-year battle with the largest restaurant chain in the world, McDonald's -- the CIW took an important new step forward. McDonald's and the CIW reached a landmark accord which committed the fast-food leader to collaborate with the CIW in developing an industry-wide third party mechanism for monitoring conditions in the fields and investigating abuses.The CIW organized a Truth Tour throughout the southern states of the U.S. leading to a "Concert for Fair Food" in Chicago, Illinois with headliners Rage Against the Machine, who reunited and made their first public reunion concert in celebration for the CIW's victory. From the announcement of the precedent-setting agreement with McDonald's and its suppliers at the Carter Center in Atlanta to the unforgettable "Concert for Fair Food" at Chicago's House of Blues, Dennis was there to document every step of the way for the CIW.

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[andrea2569]

es muy bueno