The government of Panama declared a “state of emergency” on Tuesday in a Caribbean province where a subsidiary of U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands laid off about 5,000 workers following a ...

Chiquita Brands has terminated its striking workers in Panama after over three weeks of nationwide protests against social security reforms. President Mulino deemed the strike illegal, involving ...

Banana producer Chiquita has announced mass layoffs in Panama amid an ongoing strike. The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the ...

The multinational banana producer Chiquita has announced plans to terminate the employment of thousands of workers in Panama due to ongoing strikes that have lasted nearly a month. The company cites ...

Chiquita bananas are seen on a supermarket shelf. Chiquita announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called "unjustified abandonment of work" on its farms and ...

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social ...