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The strike by Chiquita banana workers in Panama came to an end this week, after the unions SITRAIBANA and SITRAPBI signed an ...
The City of Cape Coral says dredging equipment and turbidity barriers at the Chiquita Lock were removed today. It completes ...
Crucina expressed her relief about the changes, saying she, "witnessed manatees getting trapped in the lock... severely ...
Enea Lebrun/Reuters] Published On 23 May 202523 May 2025 Banana producer Chiquita has announced mass layoffs in Panama amid an ongoing strike. The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday ...
Sven Hoppe/dpa Banana producer Chiquita on Thursday announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called "unjustified abandonment of work" on its farms and ...
The Panamanian subsidiary of U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands announced a mass dismissal of workers on Thursday, nearly a month after a strike that has cost the company an estimated US $75 million.
PANAMA CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chiquita Panama said on Thursday it has fired daily workers in the western province of Bocas del Toro after what it called an "unjustified abandonment of work" at ...
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 ...
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 ...
PANAMA CITY — 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 ...
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 ...