Migrant Justice

Name

Migrant Justice

Legal name

Migrant Justice

Website

https://migrantjustice.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy / Farmworker Rights Organizing

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Farmworker rights advocacy
• Immigrant rights organizing
• Worker-driven social responsibility
• Dairy supply chain accountability
• Human rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Migrant Justice operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded primarily through individual donations, fundraising campaigns, and grants. The organization accepts online donations, checks, vehicle donations, and appreciated stock contributions. The website features suggested donation amounts ranging from $10 to $200, with an option for monthly recurring contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Migrant Justice is a grassroots non-profit that organizes immigrant dairy farmworkers in Vermont to advance labor and human rights. Its flagship offering is the Milk with Dignity Program, a worker-driven social responsibility framework in which participating companies pay a premium to farms that meet farmworker-authored labor, wage, and housing standards enforced by an independent Standards Council. The organization complements this with immigrant rights advocacy, a rapid response network for ICE enforcement emergencies, and supply-chain accountability campaigns targeting retailers such as Hannaford.

Product overview

Migrant Justice is a human rights organization offering advocacy programs and campaigns focused on economic justice for immigrant farmworkers, not a technology product company. The organization's primary 'product' is the Milk with Dignity Program, a worker-driven social responsibility program that establishes enforceable human rights standards for dairy farms. The portfolio includes the Milk with Dignity Program (with associated Cheese with Dignity expansion), the Rapid Response Network for immigration enforcement response, Immigrant Rights Advocacy campaigns, and educational resources including videos, testimonials, and impact reports. The organization also maintains a donation platform and consumer engagement tools. The Milk with Dignity Program functions as the core initiative, with farmworker-authored standards enforced through the Standards Council and supported by participating companies like Ben & Jerry's.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Milk with Dignity Program: A worker-driven human rights program for dairy farmworkers that ensures dignified working and living conditions, fair wages, and protections against abuse.
• Cheese with Dignity

Products and services

• Milk with Dignity Program A worker-driven social responsibility program that establishes enforceable, farmworker-authored standards for labor and housing conditions on dairy farms, with independent monitoring by the Milk with Dignity Standards Council and premium payments from participating companies flowing to workers.
• Cheese with Dignity An expansion of the Milk with Dignity Program into cheese products, developed through a partnership with organic brand Vermont Way Foods and now sold on retail store shelves.
• Rapid Response Network A community-based rapid response network providing direct support to immigrant families facing immigration enforcement, including emergency response to ICE operations and broader community mobilization.
• Immigrant Rights Advocacy Program An advocacy program focused on expanding access to housing, healthcare, labor rights, and higher education for immigrant families through legislative engagement and community organizing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of surveyed workers on non-MD farms receive less than minimum wage; median wage of $11.67/hour vs Vermont minimum of $13.67/hour
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Black Voters MatterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Black Voters Matter received a $150,000 donation from Ben & Jerry's in 2024 as part of the 'Waffle Lotta Good' campaign supporting social justice organizations.
• Ben & Jerry's Ice CreamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBen & Jerry's became the first company to join the Milk with Dignity Program in October 2017, signing a historic agreement with Migrant Justice to source milk from farms meeting worker-driven human rights standards. The company provides Milk with Dignity premium payments that flow to workers through improved wages and conditions. CEO and company representatives have stood alongside farmworkers at anniversary celebrations and program launches.
• Vermont Way FoodsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Migrant Justice and organic brand Vermont Way Foods to produce Cheese with Dignity, an expansion of the Milk with Dignity model into new dairy products. The cheese is now available on store shelves as part of building alternative food systems from the bottom up.
• University of Massachusetts Labor CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UMass Labor Center to conduct farmworker-to-farmworker surveys on dairy labor conditions. A team of farmworkers with support from the university travels across Vermont and surrounding states to interview fellow workers about their experiences on dairy farms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coalition of Immokalee Workers: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) operates the Fair Food Program, the most analogous worker-driven social responsibility program in U.S. agriculture, covering Florida tomato and other crop supply chains with corporate buyers like Walmart and McDonald's. It is the closest functional peer to Migrant Justice's Milk with Dignity model.
• CATA - The Farmworkers Support Committee: CATA is a migrant farmworker-led membership organization in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that organizes around labor rights, immigration, and health. It shares Migrant Justice's farmworker-led organizing model, Spanish/English bilingual operations, and focus on the Northeastern U.S.
• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) is a migrant worker-led organization focused on labor rights for workers in agriculture and other industries, with binational operations in Mexico and the U.S. It is comparable in mission, member-led governance, and use of legal and cross-border advocacy mechanisms.
• Food Chain Workers Alliance: Food Chain Workers Alliance is a national coalition of 30+ worker-based organizations representing food workers across production, processing, distribution, retail, and food service. It is a peer in addressing supply-chain labor abuses in the food system and convening worker-led advocacy.
• HEAL Food Alliance: HEAL Food Alliance is a multi-sector coalition of food and farmworker organizations promoting racial equity and worker-led supply-chain accountability. It is a peer in the food justice movement and shares Migrant Justice's emphasis on worker-driven standards.

Broad incumbents

• United Farm Workers: United Farm Workers (UFW) is the largest and most established U.S. farmworker labor union, with historical contracts covering dairy, vegetable, and other agricultural workers. It serves the same farmworker constituency Migrant Justice organizes but operates primarily through collective bargaining rather than supply-chain accountability.
• Farmworker Justice: Farmworker Justice is a national advocacy and policy organization focused on farmworker legal rights, immigration, and health. It complements Migrant Justice's organizing work with federal-level policy and litigation expertise, serving the same farmworker constituency at scale.

Regional players

• Vermont Workers' Center: Vermont Workers' Center is a state-based member-led organization that runs the 'Common Good' framework referenced by UVMMC hospital workers and partners with Migrant Justice on healthcare and immigrant rights campaigns. It is a geographic peer with overlapping member-led organizing methodology.
• Northwest Workers' Justice Project: Northwest Workers' Justice Project is a worker-led legal and organizing group in Oregon and Washington representing low-wage workers, including farmworkers. It shares Migrant Justice's worker-led model and use of litigation as an organizing tool, but operates in a different region.

Emerging players

• Migrant Clinicians Network: Migrant Clinicians Network is a national organization addressing health access for migrant farmworkers and other mobile populations. It overlaps with Migrant Justice's constituency on health access issues but focuses on clinical services and provider training rather than labor organizing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/migrantjustice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2B2FtUP1Ow6
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/migrant-justice-justicia-migrante

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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