Chiquita Panama Carries Out Mass Layoffs in Response to Plantation Strike

Chiquita Panama carries out mass layoffs in response to plantation strike

The decision came after the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations and operational centers since April 28, which continues to this date." The post Chiquita Panama carries out mass layoffs in response to plantation strike appeared first on FreshFruitPortal.com. Keep reading

Juan Alberto Arias, president of the Cciap, said that he "must be ready for dialogue" to reach a beneficial agreement

Panama’s employers lamented the situation of the banana industry this Sunday after Chiquita fired nearly 5,000 workers on strike, declared illegal by the government, and consider that the union that pushed it is used for political purposes. Panama’s businesspeople enter lament the situation of the banana industry after layoffs was first published in Proceso Digital.

The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) raised its voice in the face of the labor crisis facing the banana region of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro.