The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) embarked on a 200-mile march from Fort Myers, Fla., to Lakeland to raise awareness about the Fair Food movement that has encouraged growers and big tomato buyers (Subway, McDonald’s, Burger King and companies that provide food for dining halls, etc.) to agree to higher wages and other worker protections. The march, which goes from March 3-17, will end at Publix headquarters to put the pressure on supermarket industry leaders who continue to refuse these protections. 

Women who work in the agriculture and farm industry are marching with the group and using International Women's Day as an opportunity to discuss workplace rights and freedom from sexual harassment. 

Watch the CIW video in the post and read this photo essay and blog by Zach Blume, Reflecting on Rights, Respect and Fair Food.