The company will join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which will require Florida suppliers to pay higher wages and provide other worker protections.
Walmart says it will join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Fair Food Program, an initiative which will require Florida suppliers to pay higher wages and provide other worker protections. Growers failing to meet the improved pay and labor standards are to be banned from selling produce to participating companies, according to the terms of the program. A spokesperson for the coalition says the group welcomes Walmart's participation, given its market strength and consumer reach.