Stand with farmworkers on Saturday, 11/15. Join the Milk with Dignity pickets of Hannaford Supermarket in Morrisville (10am-12pm), South Burlington (1-3pm), or Middlebury (4-6pm) – or come along for all three!
This spring, Hannaford’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize, conceded to years of farmworkers’ courageous denunciations of abuses in the company’s dairy supply chain by commissioning an independent human rights investigation. Migrant Justice recently hosted the investigators charged with looking into labor violations, connecting them with workers on farms supplying Hannaford-brand milk. Farmworkers were unanimous in calling on the company to address systemic human rights violations by joining the Milk with Dignity Program. The investigators now head back to Europe to submit their report to the company.
Farmworkers have made the case for Milk with Dignity to Hannaford’s human rights investigators – and they continue to make the case to Hannaford’s customers. Next Saturday, farmworkers will lead a mass day of action, picketing three stores across Vermont. Past pickets have resulted in hundreds of Hannaford customers turning away, leading to significant drops in store sales. On November 15th, workers will be back in the streets, calling on customers to stand in solidarity with the demand for Milk with Dignity. Join the picket line!