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[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 9 months ago

Chiquita can rot in hell

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Small child: “Grandpa, tell us about the banana wars again!”

Old man: “The year was 2026, that was before 3D-printed food…”

[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm obviously siding with the strikers here. This state of emergency is totally bananas.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

There’s a lot of unrest in my banana region.

…Sorry