Jon Esformes

CEO and operating partner of Sunripe Certified Brands based in Florida, which is one of the country’s oldest tomato producers.

CEO and operating partner of Sunripe Certified Brands based in Florida, which is one of the country’s oldest tomato producers.

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Conditions for agricultural laborers in the US have been described by the UN as “appalling." But tomato workers in Florida have won their freedom from virtual slave labor.

Justice for farmworkers

Conditions for agricultural laborers in the US have been described by the UN as “appalling." But tomato workers in Florida have won their freedom from virtual slave labor.

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