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"Slow Down the Line" Postcard to the Secretary of Agriculture
Line speed in U.S. meat packing plants moves at a rate of about 400 head of cattle an hour - one every ten seconds - resulting in cuts, lacerations, and in some cases amputations or death.
Check out our Slow Done the Line! printable postcard here.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based worker organization. Their members are largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. They are dedicated to making their community stronger, through the reflection and analysis of issues affecting their community, constant attention to coalition building across ethnic divisions, and an ongoing investment in educating and organizing their community on vital workers’ rights issues.
Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - Shadow Reporting
The U.S. is among the 173 State parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. The 18 member Committee, the first body created by the United Nations to review actions by States to fulfill obligations under a specific human rights agreement, examines reports submitted periodically by States parties on efforts to comply with the Convention. Government representatives generally present the report, discuss its contents with Committee members, and answer questions.
Election 2008 Voter Guide
Election Day is November 4, 2008! Vote Smart!
This year, Americans will cast votes for their new President and Vice President, along with 35 U.S. Senate seats, all U.S. House of Representative seats, and gubernatorial positions in 11 states. In an effort to inform voters on important issues, we thought it would be useful to give you a Voter Guide that you can use and share with others before going to the polls in November. Our Voter Guide is non-partisan and is intended to be an educational tool on the Midwest Coalition’s three project areas enabling voters to make informed choices when deciding which candidate(s) to support.
Justice at Smithfield Campaign
The Workers' Rights project of the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights stands in solidarity with the Justice at Smithfield campaign. The company in Tar Heel, N.C., has been found liable of physically assaulting workers, threatening bodily harm, and causing the false arrest of workers for exercising their legal rights. As the largest meat processing facility in the world, the Midwest Coalition believes that by holding this company accountable we begin to be able to change the way the industry operates as a whole.