New York, November 20 (RHC)-- In the U.S., hundreds of farmworkers and their family members and allies marched to the Manhattan offices of Trian Partners, one of the largest shareholders of the fast-food giant Wendy’s. 

The farmworkers are demanding Wendy’s sign onto the Fair Food Program, which would require the fast-food giant to purchase tomatoes from growers that follow a worker-designed code of conduct that includes a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and abuse in the fields. 

Wendy’s is the only major fast-food chain that has refused to sign onto the Fair Food Program. 
Comedian Amy Schumer, speaking at the rally in New York City, told the crowd: "You are not alone. Actors and comedians, here in New York, in Hollywood, all around the United States, know about your struggle.  And you’re fighting for your children.  I know a lot of your own family members have struggled in the fields and at work.  And we’re with you, and we’re going to fight and bring more and more awareness to this fight.  There’s no excuse for Wendy’s having not joined the Fair Food Program.”