Dec 1, 8:21 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) -- The National Council of Churches joined farmworker advocates Thursday to urge McDonald's Corp. to pay more for tomatoes to help boost wages of tomato pickers.
The request comes after the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers unveiled its campaign last month to pressure the fast-food giant to pay more for the fruit.
"Every so often there comes a moment that holds out the promise of making the world a significantly better place, if only we take action. Today the McDonald's corporation is presented with one of those moments," Council General Secretary, the Rev. Robert Edgar, said in a statement.
McDonald's repeated Thursday previous statements that it supports a new tomato industry code of conduct created by an immigrant children's advocacy group and a growers' association.
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