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Driscoll's is a privately held company that sells fresh strawberries and other berries. Its headquarters is in Watsonville, California, USA and it has been family-owned for over 100 years. As of 2014, more than 40,000 people globally are involved in developing, growing and harvesting both conventionally grown and organic strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries for the company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.linkedin.com/company/driscoll%27s?trk=company_logo )〕 Driscoll's has been the subject of a labor controversy in recent years concerning its relationship to Mexican berry suppliers. Driscoll's says it provides full government benefits and higher-than-average wages at its supplier farms in Mexico, and that some consider the firm to be among the more socially responsible operators in the export zone. The company claims it was instrumental in working with the Mexican government to end a worker strike in Baja California in 2015. Farmworkers had accused Driscoll's of profiting off the substandard wages and working conditions of its suppliers, and of turning a blind eye to known abuses. Despite promises by industry and government to improve wages and conditions, labor unrest in the San Quintín area of Baja California is ongoing. Workers have asked consumers to boycott Driscoll's berries pending resolution of the conflict. ==History== The company was founded in 1904, when Joseph "Ed" Reiter and R.O. Driscoll began producing Sweet Briar strawberries in California's Pajaro Valley. Following World War II, Driscoll's recruited Japanese-American former prisoners upon their release from the internment camps to become sharecroppers for the company. In 2008 Driscoll's was one of the first two California growers to legally ship strawberries to the People's Republic of China under a program negotiated by then governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2008 the company was also named "business of the year" by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. As of 2014, Driscoll's supports the Indigenous Interpreting+ program at Natividad Medical Center, Salinas, California, which provides medical interpreters for speakers of indigenous languages such as Zapotec, Mixteco, and Triqui. In 2015, Driscoll's announced its involvement in “Connect the Drops,” a campaign that combines the voices of diverse companies into a single call to action demanding bolder water management policies and solutions for California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Driscoll's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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