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Panama Risks Boiling over as Donald Trump’s Threats Supercharge Protests
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Panama City, Panama. Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, ruled out Thursday negotiating with US banana company Chiquita Brands for the return of thousands of workers fired after more than a month of strike and million dollar losses. Due to protests and roadblocks made by the workers, the company ceased operations and fired more than 6,500 workers from its plant in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, bordering Costa Rica. “Once and for al…
The workers' strike is estimated to have caused losses of $75 million to the American banana giant.
The workers of the Panama subsidiary of the US banana company Chiquita Brands began negotiations this Tuesday with Panamanian legislators in order to end more than a month of trade union conflict, which already leaves thousands of layoffs and millionaire losses. The employees of Chiquita, located in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, bordering Costa Rica, declared on strike on April 28 and since then they have blocked roads in rejection o…
Workers at the Panamanian subsidiary of the American banana giant Chiquita are ending their strike, after the country's president promised to meet their demands.
The meeting began at 11:00 a.m. and lasted until 2:00 p.m., when a recess scheduled for 4:30 p.m. However, sessions resumed around 5:00 p.m.
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