Despite several attempts by FLOC President Baldemar Velazquez and FLOC allies, Susan Ivey, CEO of RJ Reynolds, has refused to meet with FLOC to discuss conditions for farmworkers in North Carolina's tobacco fields. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.
 
 
 
 
 

The National Farm Worker Ministry began working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in response to a request for support during their month-long hunger strike in 1998. Since that time, NFWM has been active in CIW's campaigns to bring giant fast food corporations, supermarkets and the tomato industry to act as responsible corporations throughout their supply chains. Click here for more information.
 
 
 
 

 
At this time, the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act - AgJOBS - has not been introduced in the 111th U.S. Congress, but we hope it will be. If and when it is, NFWM is committed, with our partners in the farm worker movement, to working to get it passed. Click here for more information.