Banana transnational Chiquita suspends part of its production in Panama due to strike

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The multinational banana company Chiquita announced Monday it has suspended part of its banana production in a northwestern Panamanian province due to a nationwide workers' strike against…

The company Chiquita in Panama temporarily closed its offices in the city of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, due to roadblocks and demonstrations that have been held for 12 days. Because of this, it coordinated the transfer of its executive staff to Costa Rica, according to the Panamanian newspaper La Prensa.The company, dedicated to the production and distribution of bananas, warned that, if the situation persists, both jobs and hectares destined …

Chiquita Panama, a subsidiary of the American Chiquita Brands International, suspended production on some farms after losses of $10 million for a strike started three weeks ago, the company reported on Monday. Banana company workers in Changuinola,...

The company confirmed that it will start in a "responsible way the corresponding legal and administrative procedures" for the definitive cessation of the operations.

Chiquita Panama, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, suspended production on some farms after losses of $10 million due to a strike started three weeks ago, the company reported Monday.The banana company's workers went on strike in rejection of a pension reform approved by Congress in March.The company said in a statement that it "will proceed to the definitive suspension of production on a whole farm" and on other plantations "as a r…