Chipotle's Slave-Stuffed Burritos?

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-08-12 12:07:00 UTC
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The foil on your thick, juicy Chipotle burrito might be hiding a secret ingredient: slavery.  That's because Chipotle refuses to pay the farmworkers who pick their produce a living wage and take steps to ensure their suppliers are slave-free.  Tell Chipotle executives to end workers exploitation and stand up to their motto: "food with integrity".

The Coalition of Immokolee Workers (CIW), who have won great victories in the past few years in getting the likes of Taco Bell and McDonald's to agree to better wages and non-exploitative working conditions for farmworkers, are now setting their sights on burrito giant Chiptole.  This comes on the heels of Chipotle's support for Food Inc., a documentary about "big food".   The Chipotle/Food Inc. relationship is a pathetic PR move that lacks any real ability to improve the lives of farmworkers in the U.S. and reduce human trafficking in agriculture.  We know Chipotle needs to do something real to address this real problem.

Some of the farm workers are paid sub-poverty wages in gross violations of labor laws.  Others have been,

"beaten and chained inside trucks at night so that they couldn't escape. Enslaved, the food they produced was distributed by restaurants and supermarkets throughout the country."

I love a good burrito, but not one that has been tainted by slavery.  It's time Chipotle stood up for farmworkers and against human trafficking and exploitation.

Click here to email Chipotle executives and ask them to live their motto "food with integrity." Also, you can call Chipotle as part of CIW's call-in campaign to urge Chipotle to create a formal agreement to give farmworkers better wages.

Together we can stand up for justice, integrity, and delicious burritos!

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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