<p><strong>West Lake Village, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dole Food Co. Inc., was recently cited as a top company for worker equity policies and practices based on its efforts to eliminate discrimination and its protection of workers’ rights to assemble, based on an analysis in a new report funded by The Rockefeller Foundation.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We are honored to be recognized as an industry leader in ensuring safe and equitable conditions for our employees,” said Sue Hagen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Dole Food Company. “Dole has always felt that our social responsibility programs are closely tied to our employees. That is why we focus on enhancing the working conditions of our employees and the communities in which we operate.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dole also has a high rate of unionization among its workers and employs relatively few temporary workers, according to the report.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The report, “Worker Equity in Food and Agriculture,” by Tellus Institute and Sustainalytics, tracks practices at the 100 largest and most influential U.S. companies.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The entire report is available: http://www.tellus.org/publications/files/WorkerEquityinFood.pdf<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.dole.com" target="_new"> Dole Food Co. </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
