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CommentPoland seeks new apple opportunities
Apple group Genesis Fresh has maintained its export volumes and is actively exploring new markets despite a weather-affected drop in volumes this season, according to Jan Nowakowski
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NewsFormer Chiquita execs sentenced to fines and prison for financing right wing paramilitaries in Colombia
The decision is the first time Chiquita executives have faced punishment for their role in the 1990s conflict
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Chiquita Panama past the point of no return?
Strike action has pushed the multinational out of the Central American country, possibly forever. So what does the future hold for the people and plantations it has supported for more than a century?
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NewsChiquita urged to condemn arrest of Panama union leaders
US-based organisation Global Labor Justice has called on Chiquita to condemn the arrests of two Sitraibana union leaders following a six-week strike that halted Panama’s banana industry.
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ArticleGlobal Labor Justice fordert Chiquita zu einer Stellungnahme auf
Die in den USA ansässige Organisation Global Labor Justice hat den multinationalen Obstkonzern Chiquita aufgefordert, sich der lateinamerikanischen Gewerkschaftskoalition Colsiba anzuschließen und die Verhaftung von Francisco Smith und Gilberto Guerra, den Führern der panamaischen Landarbeitergewerkschaft Sitraibana, zu verurteilen.
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ArticlePanama verhaftet Bananengewerkschaftsführer nach Beendigung des Chiquita-Streiks
Die panamaischen Behörden haben den Vorsitzenden der Sitraibana, einer Bananenarbeitergewerkschaft, verhaftet, die hinter dem sechswöchigen Streik stand, der den Betrieb von Chiquita in Changuinola lahmlegte und das Unternehmen zur Entlassung von 6.500 Beschäftigten veranlasste.
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NewsPanama arrests banana union leader after Chiquita strike ends
Francisco Smith, leader of Sitraibana, faces charges for orchestrating roadblocks in Bocas del Toro
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NewsPanama: Unions call off strike in Bocas del Toro
Sitraibana and Sitrapbi to lift roadblocks immediately as agreement is reached over social security reforms
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NewsBanana workers face ‘worsening crisis’, says new report
ITUC’s latest Global Rights Index suggests worker rights have been diminished in various parts of the world
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NewsNGO tells Chiquita: ‘return to Panama and reinstate workers’
Global Labor Justice accuses company of historic violations and being in breach of international conventions on labour rights
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ArticleChiquita zieht Verwaltungspersonal aus Panama ab, da der Streik weitergeht
Der multinationale Fruchtkonzern Chiquita hat Berichten zufolge alle seine Verwaltungsangestellten aus Panama abgezogen und die Regierung des Landes um die Erlaubnis gebeten, alle verbleibenden Mitarbeiter zu entlassen.
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NewsChiquita pulls admin staff out of Panama as strike continues
Company has apparently requested government permission to sack all of its remaining banana workers in the country
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ArticlePanama erklärt Notstand wegen anhaltendem Chiquita-Streik
Die Regierung Panamas hat den Notstand in der Provinz Bocas del Toro ausgerufen, wo eine Tochtergesellschaft von Chiquita Brands nach einem Streik, der Millionenverluste verursacht hat, rund 5.000 Beschäftigte entlassen hat.
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NewsPanama declares state of emergency as Chiquita strike continues
Strikers are blocking roads in Bocas del Toro and causing shortages of fuel and food
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NewsChiquita Panama begins mass layoff of workers
Company will deliver severance pay to almost 5,000 works this Friday due to ongoing strike
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NewsBanana growers unite against gender-based violence
Inter-institutional campaign announced at the the Fifth International Fair Trade Banana Forum
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NewsCourt declares Panama banana workers’ strike illegal
The indefinite walkout has already cost Chiquita Panama more than US$10mn
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NewsChiquita suspends part of its production in Panama due to strike
Company has been unable to export more than 900,000 boxes of bananas due to the strike
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NewsChiquita Panama warns of irreversible losses due to strike
Company calls on employees to return to work to protect the fruit and ensure its proper harvest, packaging, and export
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CommentComment: A pivotal moment for the banana industry
Business urgently needs fair prices, mutual transparency, and a shift away from over-certification, says Banana Link’s international coordinator