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Dismissed Workers Ask Us Banana Company to Resume Operations in Panama

Summary by The Washington Hispanic
Workers fired from the U.S. banana company Chiquita Brands said on Monday that they are looking forward to the company’s return to Panama, which ceased operations in the country for millions of losses caused by two months of protests. Chiquita fired more than 6,500 employees at its plant in Changuinola, in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, after workers started a strike on April 28 and cut routes in rejection of a pension reform. “The wo…

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Workers fired from the U.S. banana company Chiquita Brands said on Monday that they are looking forward to the company’s return to Panama, which ceased operations in the country for millions of losses caused by two months of protests. Chiquita fired more than 6,500 employees at its plant in Changuinola, in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, after workers started a strike on April 28 and cut routes in rejection of a pension reform. “The wo…

·Washington, United States
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Chiquita and his predecessor United Fruit Company made the banana one of the most popular fruits in the world. But after a strike, the fruits rot on the plantations in Panama. A reportage.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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