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Protests Pressure Burger King Farm Suppliers

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers held a march on Friday to urge the fast food giant, Burger King, to require tomato farmers provide higher wages and better working conditions for the migrant workers who pick its tomatoes.

The goal is to get Burger King to follow the lead of Taco Bell and McDonald's, who have agreed to pay an additional penny per pound for their tomatoes. But Burger King and the tomato growers argue that those agreements violate federal anti-trust and labor laws.

The march began in downtown Miami,  finishing in the late afternoon at Burger King headquarters, 5509 Blue Lagoon Dr.

Burger King said the company remains committed to investigating and putting an end to any allegations of worker abuse within the company's supply chain.

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