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
Subscribe to the newsfeed

 
Testimonies
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 CulebraGuillermo Touma 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.

 
Urgent action

Guatemala: End the violence against
trade unions!

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
Partner sites

  Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress 

Fondation pour le Progrès de l’Homme  

Alliance for a responsible, plural and united world
Allliance21  

Resource site for global citizenship

DPH

Solidar

Solidar

European Fair Trade Fair

Fair trade in Europe logo

 
 
Disclaimer | Contact | News archive | Action archive | Site map | Donate
Built by www.nfn.org.uk
Hosted on a memset dedicated server