working towards a fair and sustainable banana trade
 
 
 
The Banana Trade
Trade Policy
Social And Environmental Impacts
Alternatives For The Future
Campaigns
Union to Union
Resources
News

 
Dole
 In May 2006 Banana Link joined 73 other human rights organisations in sending a letter to the Dole Food company, charging it with failing to respect basic workers rights, including freedom of association, the right to organise and the right to negotiate a contract.

Simultaneously, Banana Link, the IUF and COLSIBA (the Coordination of Latin American Banana Worker's Unions) and three other international organisations released a special report entitled, "Dole, Behind the Smoke Screen" documenting Dole worker rights violations in Latin America.

Banana Link, the GMB and other signers of the letter called on Dole "to make a commitment not only on paper, but also in practice" and said that they would "be evaluating Dole's response against concrete indicators...measured in terms of increased numbers of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements."  The letter follows an earlier letter, sent to Dole on 1 April 2006, by COLSIBA demanding that Dole respect fundamental human rights.

Click here for a copy of the organisational sign-on letter, the signatories and the report.  Also available the press release and appendix.

Email Banana Link to receive hard copies of the "Dole, Behind the Smokescreen".

 

Latest News

 

 
Urgent Action
Urgent appeal to help victims of Costa Rica flooding
- 15 Dec 08
Torrential rains have destroyed banana plantations in the Caribbean coastal regions of Costa Rica. It is estimated that up to ...
Bulletin
Banana Trade News Bulletin
-
The new issue of Banana Trade News Bulletin provides a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in the international banana trade.
Current Campaign
Methodist relief and development fund
 
 
Disclaimer | Contact | News archive | Action archive | Site map | Donate
Built by www.nfn.org.uk
Hosted on a memset dedicated server