Chiquita can rot in hell
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And that’s basically it!
Small child: “Grandpa, tell us about the banana wars again!”
Old man: “The year was 2026, that was before 3D-printed food…”
I'm obviously siding with the strikers here. This state of emergency is totally bananas.
There was a Banana Republic just like ex slaves in America were paid in plantation money. Indentured servitude or 13th amendment. The culture still persists in Panama.
Troubles in the region began a month ago, when the local banana workers union joined a nationwide protest against proposed pension cuts and declared a strike.
In Bocas del Toro, the unrest has been largely led by workers at a Chiquita Brands banana plantation.
Banana workers get pensions these days? Wow Chiquita has really let itself go hasn't it.
There’s a lot of unrest in my banana region.
…Sorry