Equitable Food Initiative (EFI)

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The Equitable Food Initiative is a partnership among businesses and organizations that have come together to develop standards, training processes and a certification to protect farm workers and produce safer, healthier food. This approach creates additional value and quality throughout the food system, benefiting workers, growers, retailers and consumers alike.

Agreement between the Farm Labor Organizing Committee and the North Carolina Growers Association

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In 2004, after a six year campaign, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) won a collective bargaining agreement with the North Carolina Grower’s Association (NCGA). The NCGA is the nation’s largest user of the H2A program, a temporary visa which allows agricultural workers to come to the US to work seasonally. Each year, nearly 7,000 workers are recruited to work in NC through the NCGA, and all are covered by the FLOC union contract.

Executive Order - Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts

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In 2012 President Obama issued an executive order that strengthens existing protections against trafficking relating to federal contractors by, among other things, prohibiting contractors and subcontractors from doing business with the federal government, from charging recruitment fees, to prospective employees, using fraudulent or misleading practices during the recruitment process or withholding workers’ passports or identity documents. These provisions address many of the areas of potential abuse in the recruitment process. 

International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS)

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The International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) is an international voluntary “ethical recruitment” framework that benefits all stakeholders in the labour migration process.  IRIS provides a platform for addressing unfair recruitment and bridge international regulatory gaps governing labour recruitment in countries of origin and destination.

Labour Cooperation Agreement

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This agreement aims to design together active policies of labour mobility research, in order to face shared challenges on this matter. It also seeks to guarantee decent labour conditions for temporary migrant employees from both countries. Furthermore, it tries to create binational database in order to make a fair recruitment that guarantees the rights of migrant workers.

Improving human security for vulnerable communities in southwest Serbia

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The project’s objective is to promote economic security and social cohesion towards improving the overall human security of vulnerable communities in Sandžak. To this end, the project proposes to: (i) improve income generation and open employment opportunities for vulnerable populations; (ii) enhance inter-ethnic understanding and community cohesion; (iii) increase access to social and public services and provide official documentation to displaced groups; and (iv) promote the human security concept within central and local governments and civil society organizations.

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