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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has used demonstrations and boycotts to pressure McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Taco Bell into joining its “fair food program,” which pays a penny-per-pound fee for tomatoes to supplement farmworkers’ wages, The Associated Press reported.
The fair food program would add anywhere from $20 to $150 to the weekly checks of tomato harvesters, who average about $10,000 during the six-month season, the AP said.
Saturday’s protest wrapped up 10 days of demonstrations.
The 87-year-old Kennedy, widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, led the two-hour march through Palm Beach, Florida, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Protesters carried signs and wore “Justice of the workers” T-shirts. The demonstration even included a skit in which a Wendy’s character got married to a character called “Mr. Exploitation,” according to the Post.
Ethel Kennedy joins Farmworkers' march through Palm Beach, demanding better conditions for Farmworkers! SI SE PUEDE pic.twitter.com/zdP0U8N6Dv— RFK Human Rights (@RFKHumanRights) March 13, 2016
The fair food program currently assists workers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey.Ethel Kennedy still going strong pic.twitter.com/f1C3euCwJC— Matt Morgan (@MetroMattMorgan) March 12, 2016
More than 500 people participated in the event, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers said on its website.
A Wendy’s spokesperson said the company buys tomatoes from a supplier and believes the supplier is responsible for wages, The Inquisitr reported.
Kennedy, who attended the protest in a wheelchair, didn’t speak at the event or address the media.
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization posted about the event on Twitter.
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