As representatives and supporters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) protested abuse of Florida farmworkers in Florida at Chipotle's Denver headquarters today, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney bought a burrito bowl for lunch at a Chipotle restaurant in Denver.
CIW protesters built a pyramid at Chipotle corporate headquarters of 153 tomato buckets, the number of buckets of tomatoes a picker must gather in a day to earn the equivalent of the U.S. minimum wage. Unlike many chain restaurants and retailers such as YUM Brands, McDonald's, Burger King and others in the U.S., Chipotle refuses to join CIW's Fair Food Program according to the Denver Post.
Romney and Ohio Senator Rob Portman each got a carnitas burrito bowl with guacamole to go.
Immokalee farm workers who do not earn minimum wage for their labor also do not earn enough to be required to pay income tax, so are part of the 47% of American's Romney has said he does not need to be concerned about.
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