The force behind Ben and Jerry's migrant workers scandal

Vermont farmworker-activists that protested tirelessly outside Ben & Jerry’s stores in 16 cities finally saw working conditions improve as of October last year.

However, that was not until after four years of campaigning - despite Ben & Jerry’s pledging to being a socially responsibie organisation.

A new Guardian report, informed by the book, ‘We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now’: The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages written by Annelise Orleck, from Beacon Press, reveals the relentless fight of undocumented workers to achieve their rights in what has been described as a historic agreement. 

Migrant workers from Mexico, alongside Migrant Justice, an organisation that promotes “worker-led social responsibility”, spearheaded the ‘Milk with Dignity’ campaign, a movement which aimed to bring Vermont’s dairy farms a system of worker-run labour inspections.