After years of organizing, the CIW — an organization of mainly Latino, Haitian and Mayan Indian farmworkers – established groundbreaking agreements with Yum Brands (parent company of Taco Bell) and McDonald's to directly improve farmworker wages and working conditions. Now, the CIW is calling on Burger King and the rest of the fast food industry to do the same.

Burger King, however, has publicly rejected the CIW's demands to work together to address this human rights crisis.

The Coalition demands that Burger King

• Pay a penny more per pound for tomatoes purchased by Burger King while ensuring that this increase is passed along to farmworkers in the form of wages
• Work with the CIW to implement an enforceable code of conduct to ensure fair and safe working conditions for farmworkers in Burger King’s tomato supply chain

Demonstrations will be held at the following times and locations

• Tuesday, October 30, 12:00 PM – 2147 N Oak Park, Berwyn, IL
• Saturday, November 3, 12:00 PM - 6701 Roosevelt, Berwyn, IL
• Thursday, November 1, 5:00 PM – The Rock at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Supporters will march to 1740 Orrington, Evanston, IL)
• Sunday, November 4, 12:00 PM – 2100 S Kedzie, Chicago, IL (Supporters will march to 2700 S Kedzie)