Ripe to be Heard: Worker Voice in the Fair Food Programme

Mieres, Fabiola; McGrath, Siobhan

Abstract

The Fair Food Program (FFP) provides a mechanism through which agricultural workers’ collective voice is expressed, heard and responded to within global value chains. The FFP's model of worker-driven social responsibility presents an alternative to traditional corporate social responsibility. This article identifies the FFP's key components and demonstrates its resilience by identifying the ways in which the issues faced by a new group of migrant workers – recruited through a “guest-worker” scheme – were incorporated and dealt with. This case study highlights the important potential presented by the programme to address labour abuses across transnationalized labour markets while considering early replication possibilities.

Citation

Mieres, F., & McGrath, S. (2021). Ripe to be Heard: Worker Voice in the Fair Food Programme. International Labour Review, 160(4), 631-647. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12204

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 12, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 22, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 22, 2023
• Journal: International Labour Review
• Print ISSN: 0020-7780
• Electronic ISSN: 1564-913X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 160
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 631-647
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12204
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1250993