Yesterday in Brussels, Maria Noichl, MEP, and Ivan Ivanov ( @effat.org ) spoke at the screening of THE PICKERS at Cinéma Aventure. The public was engaged and moved by the film, the inspiring discussion and the hope that things can change for migrant workers in Europe.

The #backtothefuture march ended last night with a bang. But today it is The Pickers screening at Cinéma Aventure, in Brussels, at 19:00. We will be joined by Ivan Ivanov from @effat.org and Maria Noichl for a discussion afterwards. Please come meet us there!

Keeping that energy high this morning ⚡️ Only 20k more to go until we get to Brussels and sing this in full ❤️ Meet us at 17:30 at Parc Woluwe to hear our anti-omnibus anthem 💪 #BackToTheFuture

Join our screening of THE PICKERS in Brussels, Wed 24 Sep 19:00, as the #BacktotheFuture March reaches the heart of the EU & demands we make social & environmental rights Europe’s priority. Register 👉 campaign.thepickers.org/brussels @foeeurope.bsky.social @effat.org @marianoichl.bsky.social

That was day 2 of the #Backtothefuture March. The engaged youth from Austria joined us, some other young European activists were already walking for several days, with members of international organisations and human rights lawyers... 🧵1/3

#BackToTheFuture march. Yesterday, we left Maastricht and tomorrow we'll arrive in the heart of the EU capital. Join us & meet our marchers pushing back against the EU's deregulation agenda.

The #BacktotheFuture March presses on! Our first screening of THE PICKERS in Maastricht ensured that the rights of migrants agricultural workers are at the heart of our demands. We'll walk with marchers to Hasselt this evening, getting closer to Brussels and holding the 2nd screening.

Tous ensemble pour dire NON à la déréglementation et OUI aux droits humains. Les marches depuis Roubaix où participe actuellement notre secrétaire générale adjointe Isabelle Schömann & depuis Maastricht ont entamé! On se retrouvera à Bruxelles ce 23/9 pour manifester ensemble #Backtothefuture

And the march #Backtothefuture continues, here near Gellik, Netherlands Calling out the deregulation agenda of the @ec.europa.eu Gathering with others from across EU in Brussels 23rd @epsu.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @eccjorg.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org

Here's how the #March4Rights is going a couple kilometres in 🥾 Going #BackToTheFuture with @albangd.bsky.social, Winnie from @milieudefensie.bsky.social jong and Abigail from Jordens Vanner 👀

🚨 LIVE in MAASTRICHT We're kicking off the #BackToTheFuture march! We have come together with many others to make sure EU decisionmakers hear us all the way down in Brussels: Protect people ➕ planet Going backwards is not an option! We want protections for people, communities and environment

THE PICKERS campaign is on its way to start the #BacktotheFuture March from Maastricht to Brussels, the heart of the European Union, to tell them #WeWantaFAIRPICK. THE PICKERS film will be screened in locations along the way. 🧵1/3

Join us at this screening of THE PICKERS in Maastricht. We will screen the film and hear from speakers Clara & Virginia from @mvoplatform.bsky.social & Eline from @oxfamnovib.bsky.social Register for this event and find out more about the #BacktotheFuture March: campaign.thepickers.org/march

Breaking human rights & environmental regulations is not the way to go. Time to march and defend these rights in the Europe we want. Come and join us, all info: backtothefuturemarch.org

Together with dozens of activists, campaigns and organisations THE PICKERS Campaign is participating in the #BacktotheFuture March from 21 - 24 Sep. The march has been organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social and @eccjorg.bsky.social #WeWantaFAIRPICK 🧵1/3

We just got back from #MontroseLandxSeaFilmFestival, Scotland's Environmental Film Festival 🌊 Our screening of THE PICKERS ensured the rights of migrant agricultural workers in Europe were seen as a key issue to consider as part of discussions about environmental transformation 🍊 🧵1/2

When the Meet THE PICKERS Tour stopped in Cologne we met with partners to discuss a crucial element of picking on the system: complaint mechanisms Migrant agricultural workers need to be able to safely & anonymously make reports of unacceptable treatment Check out today's vid to find out more 👇

🌱✊ The #GoodFoodGoodFarming Action Map for the European Days of Action 2025 is live! This October thousands across Europe will stand up for #FoodJustice & you can be part of it! ✨ Explore the Action Map to see what’s happening near you & get inspired:

Starke Lieferkettengesetze schützen Menschen und Umwelt. Das haben wir bei der Recherche zu @thepickers.org ganz klar erfahren. Kommenden Dienstag diskutieren wir mit @lieferketteng.bsky.social und @oxfam-de.bsky.social die jüngsten Angriffe auf das Gesetz. Kommt vorbei!

We're very happy to announce our new campaign partner in France Comité Contre l'Esclavage Moderne (Committee Against Modern Slavery) CCEM has been combating all forms of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation since 1994. They are a powerful ally to the calls for a FAIR PICK 🍊

"Labour exploitation is a huge wound in the body of humanity" – Pope Francis During the Meet THE PICKERS Tour we learnt about the important work of church groups dedicated to eliminating labour exploitation and the mistreatment of migrants workers. #WeWantAFAIRPICK

When the Meet THE PICKERS Tour was in Berlin... We met Arbeit und Leben Berlin-Brandenburg 🍊 @fairemobilitaet.bsky.social gave us some insight into the disparity of treatment of different groups of migrant workers in Europe ⚖️ And we called for a FAIR PICK at our Regenbogenfabrik screening 📣

This October you can take action for #FoodJustice and organize a film screening of the documentary 'the Pickers'! You'll receive an event-kit including: 🎬 Free film licenses 🗣️ Debate guides 📚 Ready-to-go resources for your event Sign up on our website to organize a screening! 👉 buff.ly/NkLEgeM

We're collaborating with @gfgf-europe.bsky.social on European Days of Action 2025. You can take action and say #WeWantAFAIRPICK by screening THE PICKERS and shining a light on the exploitation of migrant agricultural workers in Europe. 👉 goodfoodgoodfarming.eu/action-days/

Delighted to be part of this. One of the options for the European Days of Action is to host a free screening of THE PICKERS in October – and we're here to make it all happen! #WeWantAFairPick #FoodJustice

THE PICKERS is a journey to European fields where our fruit and vegetables are grown: in Southern Italy, Seydou from Mali is picking oranges. 🍊 He has no contract and is paid per crate. He lives in a self-built hut in a settlement without water and electricity. campaign.thepickers.org

In Switzerland an important step has been made towards unpicking the system. This is a move towards ensuring Swiss corporations & their subsidiaries respect human rights & environmental protection at home & abroad and be liable for any damage caused #WeWantaFAIRPICK www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...

Meet THE PICKERS 👉 Find an event We're supporting community led screenings across Europe and beyond. Find one or host your own: campaign.thepickers.org/host

Help people Meet THE PICKERS and drive change to eliminate the exploitation of migrant workers in agriculture by hosting a screening of this important documentary! We'll provide a free license, resources and support 🍊🎥 Find out more here: campaign.thepickers.org/host

The Meet THE PICKERS Tour delivered fair oranges to @oxfam-de.bsky.social in Berlin! Oxfam volunteers across Germany and Spain are hosting screenings to explore this crucial topic. Will you join them? campaign.thepickers.org/host #WeWantAFAIRPICK

🎥 Frutos amargos (The Pickers) (Elke Sasse, 2024) 🗓 4 Junio 🕖 19.00 Centro cívico de Deusto (Salón de actos) ¿Por qué la fruta que comes es tan barata? En Europa 2 millones de personas migrantes recogen esa fruta en situaciones muy penosas. #WeWantAFairPick @OxfamIntermon @ThePickers.org

🛑 Das #Lieferkettengesetz steht auf der Kippe! Die Bundesregierung will es aussetzen & die EU-Richtlinie droht, durch Lobbydruck massiv geschwächt zu werden. #KeineGewinneOhneGewissen Jetzt gemeinsame Petition unterschreiben: bit.ly/3H5KzV5 @lieferketteng.bsky.social

With impact campaigns, you can easily and happily stay in an activist bubble. The challenge always is to reach beyond that. For THE PICKERS, we drove our refrigerated van with fairly picked oranges to the global headquarters of ALDI Süd in Salzburg to show them the film and talk about our campaign.

We took fair oranges to ALDI! 🍊 We contacted several major supermarkets asking them to meet with us as part of the Meet THE PICKERS Tour. ALDI South welcomed us to show the film and ask the question: ‘How can we ensure that our food is not produced through exploitation?’

Over 1000 people have added their names to our calls for a FAIR PICK. We are calling for 10 essential guarantees for migrant workers to ensure the people who pick the fruit and vegetables we enjoy each day are treated fairly. Find out more and add your name: campaign.thepickers.org/fairpick

🚐 Our partners from @thepickers.org are raising awareness of the exploitatie working conditions many of the over two million migrant agricultural workers in Europe face. Check out their interview with Gilles Reckinger, who has written many books on the topic! #ThePickers #AFairPick

Gilles Reckinger is an Austrian-based academic who has written two books on migrant workers in agriculture in Europe, including Bitter Oranges about African labourers in Calabria that explores many of the same themes as the documentary THE PICKERS that inspired our campaign.

We met Slow Food Austria during the Meet THE PICKERS Tour to hear about the impact the documentary has had on their work. Christina told us the film has motivated them to collaborate with other organisations to scrutinise how supply chain legislation is being implemented in Austria.

We shouldn’t have to question whether our food is exploitation free, that is why we demand these 10 essential guarantees for migrant workers. Add your name here: campaign.thepickers.org/fairpick

During the Meet THE PICKERS Tour we're distributing over 3000 oranges & asking people to support a FAIR PICK. The unusual thing about these oranges is that they're exploitation free because they are from SOS Rosarno, featured in The Pickers documentary that inspired this campaign. Find out more 👇

The Meet THE PICKERS Tour visited the largest ghetto in Europe, near Borgo Mezzanone in Puglia. We met with Yvan Sagnet who told us about the crucial work of No Cap who are moving from protest to proposal – offering better jobs to workers

#WeWantAFAIRPICK - Do we need a FAIR PICK certification label like Fair Trade or Organic? We've handed out fairly produced oranges to folks like @publiceye.ch and hosted screenings including the one @ethzurich.bsky.social as the Meet THE PICKERS Tour travelled across Switzerland 🍊

Die Lieferkettengesetze stehen auf der Kippe. Was das für Arbeiter:innen in der europäischen Landwirtschaft bedeutet, diskutieren wir heute Abend in Berlin ua mit @oxfam-de.bsky.social und @gebana.bsky.social. @thepickers.org schauen wir auch. Come and join!

In Basel we met with our partners from Swiss Fair Trade hearing about their important work, including how we can safeguard and argue for legislation that effectively protects human rights. We had another packed screening in a temple of good food, the Markthalle Basel.

During our time in Geneva The Meet THE PICKERS Tour has met key people and organisations working to eliminate the exploitation of migrant workers. Watch today's update on the tour to follow the Meet THE PICKERS Campaign progress 👇🍊

Our 'Meet THE PICKERS Tour' continues! In Nyon and Geneva, we met up with partners that were crucial to the inception of this campaign: @fifdh.bsky.social and The StoryBoard Collective. Together, #WeWantAFairPick. You can add your voice here: campaign.thepickers.org/fairpick.

We’re on the road in Switzerland with a refrigerated van – for a good cause! Follow @thepickers.org and join us on our journey around Europe over the next five weeks.

The Meet THE PICKERS Tour is on the road! We have collected our fairly produced oranges and headed to our first stop... Zurich Follow us on the tour and join the calls for food that is free of exploitation #WeWantAFAIRPICK

The Meet THE PICKERS Tour is on the road! We have collected our fairly produced oranges and headed to our first stop... Zurich Follow us on the tour and join the calls for food that is free of exploitation. Sign here: campaign.thepickers.org/fairpick #WeWantAFAIRPICK

🚜🍊 Migrant farm workers deserve fair wages & dignified conditions—not exploitation. Across Europe, many face illegally low pay, unsafe housing and lack of rights. ✍️ Sign the petition by @thepickers.org calling for a #FairPick & 10 guarantees for worker protection! 👉 campaign.thepickers.org/fairpick