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NewsChiquita hires 1,600 workers as it resumes operations in Panama
Multinational’s return is expected to generate up to 5,000 jobs and reactivate banana exports by early 2026
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NewsMore details released of Chiquita’s resumption of operations in Panama
Government said new agreement marks a new phase in modern, sustainable, and efficient production
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NewsChiquita’s return to Panama welcomed by business chamber
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture has welcomed banana giant Chiquita’s decision to resume operations in Bocas del Toro by February 2026, following its recent departure amid a labour dispute
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NewsPanama officials to meet with Chiquita owner in Brazil
Panama’s government is making diplomatic overtures to Chiquita in an attempt to persuade the multinational to resume banana production in Bocas del Toro province
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NewsPanama approves Chiquita’s return to banana production
The Panamanian government has authorised the Ministry of Commerce to sign agreements with Chiquita Panama, paving the way for the multinational to resume banana operations in Bocas del Toro following a costly shutdown
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NewsPanamanian union to sue Chiquita
Sitraibana leader Francisco Smith claims workers with more than 20 years of service were unjustifiably dismissed
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NewsPanamanian premier “hopeful” that Chiquita will reopen operations
President Raúl Mulino said he hopes to close the deal during an official visit to Brazil at the end of August
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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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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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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