Social Justice Standards
The Agricultural Justice Project's standards were originally developed over four years of stakeholder input—involving farmers, farmworkers, and indigenous, retail, and consumer groups—and are an attempt to codify in concrete terms what making a legitimate claim of "social justice" in organic and sustainable agriculture means.
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Introduction (Table of Contents, Executive Summary)
Section 1: Food Business Responsibilities to Farmers
Section 2: Farmer Responsibilities to Buyers
Section 3: Farmer Responsibilities to Farm Employees and Interns
Section 4: Food Business Responsibilities to Employees
AJP standards address:
• Workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
• Fair wages and benefits for workers
• Fair and equitable contracts for farmers and buyers
• Fair pricing for farmers
• Clear conflict resolution policies for farmers or food business owners/managers and workers
• The rights of indigenous peoples
• Workplace health and safety
• Farmworker housing
• Interns and apprentices
• Children on farms
From 2009 - 2010 AJP conducted a standards revisions process complete with multiple public and stakeholder comment periods, and thorough reviews by our Advisory Committee and additional expert advisors. We incorporated changes into this revisions round based on lessons learned from the pilot process, and feedback from our participating certifiers.
Estandares en EspañolHemos traducido al español nuestros estándares. Le invitamos a enviarnos sus comentarios y preguntas en español
también. E-mail a: agjusticeproject@gmail.com.
