Slavery is alive and well in Florida. And although modern-day slavery is hidden, it's hardly isolated from the more civilized world. In fact, if you've ever bought a tomato from Giant, Stop & Shop or many other grocery stores during the winter, you've benefited from slave labor in Florida.

A new mobile museum in Florida traces the history of farm labor servitude and displays artifacts and information from some of the most horrific cases of worker abuse in the state -- including the blood-stained shirt of a 16-year-old boy named Edgar who was beaten by his boss after he stopped picking to take a drink of water in 1996. Visitors can also view a 32-pound bucket filled as many as 150 times a day by farm workers for just 45 cents per bucket.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the only voice for farm workers in Florida, has seen some success in convincing massive food companies like Taco Bell, Burger King and Whole Foods to only accept tomatoes from farms that pay their laborers a fair wage. The shareholders for Dutch company Ahold, which owns Giant and Stop & Shop, will discuss doing the same on April 13. Send a letter to Ahold's corporate responsibility team to urge Stop & Shop and Giant to stop supporting modern-day slavery.

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