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Panama: the Banana Giant Chiquita Dismisses All Its Staff
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The Panama branch of the American banana giant Chiquita Brands will dismiss all its remaining staff, 1,600 people, after more than a month of strike against a pension reform, announced the right-wing government on Monday, June 2.
The banana company Chiquita Panama, a subsidiary of the U.S. company Chiquita Brands, has decided to fire more than a thousand workers in retaliation for the strike that its workers maintain in the face of the adjustment of the government of José Raúl Mulino. READ ALSO: Protesters from Bocas del Toro demand that the government of Panama repeal the law that affects pensions The Panamanian government reported the notification of the company, while…
June 2, 2025 – Panama City – EFE. The company Chiquita Panama, subsidiary of the US multinational Chiquita Brands, informed the Government of Panama that this week will proceed with the dismissal of more than a thousand workers, as a result of the prolonged strike maintained by its employees. The news was confirmed by the Ministry of Labor, which indicated that the process has already begun with the dismissal of the 60 administrative workers of …
Chiquita Brands, a Panama subsidiary of the American banana giant, will lay off all its remaining staff, that is, 1,600 people, after more than a month of strike against a pension reform, announced Monday the Panama City government. The company informed the government that it would lay off the rest of its employees this week, declared Monday Panamanian Labour Minister Jackeline Muñoz at a press conference. In May, Chiquita Panama had already ann…
On Monday, June 3, 2025, Panamanian Labour Minister Jackeline Muñoz confirmed: Chiquita, the banana giant, put an end to the contract of all of its remaining 1,600 employees in Panama. After a month of strike against a pension reform, more than a single pair of boots tread the plantations of Bocas del Toro. Chiquita: the industrial fruit became a weapon of massive deterrence It was necessary to have a shock of this magnitude for the world to be …
The street closures in Bocas del Toro already exceed the month. Chiquita Panama company suspended operations as a result of the strike.
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