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The Panama Government is Negotiating Chiquita’s Return amid Demands and Employment Expectations
19 Aug 2025 23:19 GMT
… negotiations with the banana company Chiquita Brands to resume operations in Panama … day after former banana company employees announced irregularities in the severance … pay of employees with more than 20 years …
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Panama Union Files Lawsuits Against Chiquita Over Mass Layoffs
19 Aug 2025 06:48 GMT
… with U.S. banana company Chiquita Brands in search of an agreement … reported on Monday.
Chiquita, which employed more than 6,000 people … ” for possible “irregularities” in the layoffs and “violations” of labor rights …
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Chiquita Brands Executives Sentenced in Colombia for Paramilitary Financing
28 Jul 2025 00:11 GMT
… of the multinational fruit company Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB) to more … where a federal jury found Chiquita Brands liable for financing the AUC … under duress to protect its employees from the paramilitary group. However …
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Chiquita Brands Leaves Panama Amid Protests, Talks Underway to Resume
02 Jul 2025 00:20 GMT
Laid-off workers from the U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands said on … of protests. Chiquita laid off more than 6,500 employees at its plant … Valencia, who also lost his job at the banana company.
Due … that can provide 7,000 jobs in the province,” so it …
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Chiquita to lay off all Panama workers after strike halts production
03 Jun 2025 01:57 GMT
… United States banana giant Chiquita Brands plans to lay off all of its workers … will be seeking to lay off the remaining employees, Labour Minister Jackeline Munoz … labour benefits to banana plantation employees, but only if they removed …
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“We Cannot and Should Not Lose a Banana Plantation Job in Bocas del Toro” says Martinelli
16 Jul 2025 15:42 GMT
… Realizando Metas, a banana plantation job in Bocas del Toro cannot … ’s not just thousands of jobs, but the image projected after … at least 20% of jobs after talks with Chiquita Brands.
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Panama’s President Pushes for Chiquita’s Return After Massive Layoffs
10 Jul 2025 00:53 GMT
… convince U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands to resume operations in the … losses. Chiquita ceased operations and laid off about 7,000 workers at … Héctor Palacio, who lost his job after 14 years with the … Arcelio Valencia, another former Chiquita employee.
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Bananas, After the Strike
05 Sep 2025 22:54 GMT
… who walked off the job at a Chiquita Brands plantation in Bocas. … operations in Panama and initially laid off 5,000 workers, citing … poverty is pervasive and employment opportunities are concentrated in … father spent his entire career. He remembers “watching …
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Stanley Motta says Bocas del Toro Residents Should Analyze what Employment Options they would have if Chiquita Panama Leaves the Country
06 Jun 2025 13:02 GMT
… employment options they will have if Chiquita Panama (a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands … that, in his opinion, Chiquita Brands wants to stay in Panama … like this, when the layoffs of more than 7,000 … ’ ability to find decent employment. Given this situation, Motta …
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'State of emergency' in Panama after strike leads to layoffs
28 May 2025 03:31 GMT
… province after US banana giant Chiquita Brands laid off about 5,000 workers following … .
Chiquita, which employed more than 7,000 workers, laid off about 5,000 … Mulino warned Friday that more jobs are on the line if …