At Sodexo's annual shareholders meeting in France, the Clean Up Sodexo campaign met with European union members the media, and Sodexo's shareholders.

They heard us loud and clear. They listened to our stories of poverty-level wages, no access to affordable healthcare through our employer, and a lack of respect and no voice on the job.

The result? Vigeo, a leading European rating agency that scores companies for their social responsibility and fair treatment of workers, have downgraded Sodexo from an "average" company to "negative."

The downgrade came in respect to the company's performance in the areas of prevention of human rights violations, and in particular the question of respect for union rights and rights to collective bargaining.

Vigeo's clients include some of the largest institutional investors in Europe. In the past Sodexo has relied on a positive score from them to paint themselves as a progressive company with a strong record of corporate social responsibility.

News like this shows how when we speak with one voice, the world listens.

Now is the time to stand together and let Sodexo, our co-workers and the community know why we are part of a global movement to change Sodexo, and change our lives.