Fair Trade

American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries.

WORC’ s Trade Bill of Rights outlines basic fair trade principles, including

• The right of countries to preserve family farms and promote global food security.
• Strong labor, environmental and public health standards.
• Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people affected by the agreements.

Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling is on the horizon with the reintroduction of the American Beef Labeling Act of 2023

Political will is growing to address the challenges facing ranchers and our rural communities through transparency and fair markets. In January 2023, South Dakota Senator…

WORC Wins 2022 Food Sovereignty Prize

WORC is honored to be recognized by the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance for our work on a just food system that supports people’s rights to…

Corrupt Pricing by Packers Putting Ranchers Out of Business

Even with consistent demand for beef, 40% of ranchers have gone out of business since 1980. Birney, MT rancher and Northern Plains chair, Jeanie Alderson,…