Read testimonies and interviews with Union to Union partner union representatives in West Africa and Latin America.

Interview with Simon Adjei-Mensah, Eastern Regional Secretary of GAWU
Simon Adjei-Mensah, Eastern Regional Secretary of GAWU, an agricultural workers union in Ghana, visted Europe in June 2008. During his visit he spoke with Banana Link's International Coordinator about his experiences of the banana industry and trade union organising in Ghana. Read his interview here...
Testimonies of Ecuadorian banana workers:
Mauro Romero - injured in the violent attacks at the Los Alamos plantation in 2002
Gustavo Murillo - interviewed the day after the Los Alamos attacks
Washington Orellano - leader of the port worker's association threatened with legal action for criticising his employers
Francisca "Panchita" Criollo - nurse who worked on the Rio Culebra planation describes the appalling conditions
Read an interview with Guillermo Touma, President of Fenacle (Ecuadorian banana workers trade union)by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in 2002.
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