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15th June 2021 Germany and Norway pass new laws to protect human rights in international supply chains

10th June 2021 ALDI commits to Living Wages and Living Incomes in its supply chains

8th June 2021 Blog: Una mesa redonda permanente hace que la industria bananera de la República Dominicana tenga esperanzas

7th June 2021 Blog: Permanent round table raises hopes for Dominican Republic’s banana industry

7th June 2021 Tough times for banana growers

4th June 2021 Agroecological weed management in bananas

3rd June 2021 €1million partnership announced to support organic Fairtrade banana cooperatives in the Dominican Republic and Peru

25th May 2021 Petición de ayuda financiera: Representante sindical peruano que se enfrenta a un despido improcedente y cargos penales

25th May 2021 Appeal for financial support: Peruvian union representative facing unfair dismissal and criminal charges

24th May 2021 Colombian banana workers say no to tax reform

14th May 2021 La Coordinadora de Sindicatos Bananeros de América Latina celebra 28 años de lucha por los derechos de los y las trabajadores

14th May 2021 Latin American banana unions coordinating body celebrates 28 years of fighting for workers rights

11th May 2021 Adiós a Ramón Barrantes, un luchador incansable para los trabajadores de las plantaciones.

11th May 2021 Farewell to Ramón Barrantes, a tireless fighter for plantation workers

22nd April 2021 Chiquita backs down over installing workplace cameras following two week strike

15th April 2021 Leading Fairtrade banana producer responds to arrival of TR4 in Peru

13th April 2021 Adiós a Joaquín Vázquez, luchador inspirador de los agricultores familiares

13th April 2021 Banana workers oppose video surveillance of Chiquita plantations in Latin America

13th April 2021 Peru declares national emergency as TR4 outbreak is confirmed

9th April 2021 Farewell to Joaquín Vázquez, inspirational fighter for family farmers

6th April 2021 Union efforts save workers’ jobs and homes in hurricane ravaged Guatemala

1st April 2021 Costa Rican government promises to regulate pesticide use in the pineapple industry

15th March 2021 European Parliament gives green light to mandatory corporate due diligence

6th March 2021 Video podcast: El cultivo del plátano en las islas canarias

6th March 2021 Video podcast: Banana farming in the Canary Islands

2nd March 2021 Shocking increase in the number of agricultural workers and farmers harmed by pesticides

1st March 2021 Thousands protest in Martinique against banana pesticide ‘impunity’

18th February 2021 Trade union training school for Peruvian agroindustrial workers launched

11th February 2021 Concern for banana livelihoods in hurricane ravaged Honduras

9th February 2021 Britain’s largest trade union supports Costa Rican plantation workers

9th February 2021 Ghana signs post-brexit trade deal with UK, but no agreement on tariff refunds

5th February 2021 German retailers aim for fair working conditions and living wages for banana workers in Ecuador

3rd February 2021 Nicaraguan workers hopeful of improved collective bargaining agreements

2nd February 2021 Blog: ¿Podría la prohibición de vender por debajo del precio de compra ayudar a los productores de banano?

1st February 2021 Peru: workers’ anger that new law does not answer their needs

28th January 2021 Trade unions make a big difference for Guatemalan banana workers

26th January 2021 Blog: Could a ban on selling below cost price help banana producers?

22nd January 2021 Donations provide hurricane relief for banana workers in Central America

19th January 2021 Ecuador ratifies international convention on violence and workplace harassment

15th January 2021 Senegal: improving bananas for the local market

15th January 2021 Pineapple trade boom and bust

8th January 2021 Post Brexit trade deal with Ghana almost done but tariffs have already hit banana imports

6th January 2021 Peru: agriculture workers talks with government stall while protests continue

15th December 2020 Guest Blog: We need to pay more for our bananas

15th December 2020 Record Latin American banana exports despite pandemic

14th December 2020 Latin American unions condemn Rainforest Alliance on labour rights

10th December 2020 Blog: Big banana brands playing into the hands of big European retail

7th December 2020 European Council calls for promotion of human rights and Decent Work in global supply chains

4th December 2020 Peru repeals pro-corporate farm law after days of protests

1st December 2020 Is FAO in the pocket of the pesticide industry?

26th November 2020 Plantation workers pay the price for Europe’s banana wars

24th November 2020 For work environments free of gender based violence

20th November 2020 Banana prices – Latin American trade unions and NGOs lobby supermarkets

17th November 2020 ¡Aldi y los exportadores Ecuatorianos “parecen no entenderlo”!

16th November 2020 SINUTRABE delivers Covid-19 relief packages to communities in Ecuador

13th November 2020 Brexit and bananas – could supermarket shelves be laid bare?

9th November 2020 SINUTRABE denounces the illegal dismissal of 30 banana workers in Ecuador

5th November 2020 News alert: Tropical Storm ETA threatens Guatemala

4th November 2020 Aldi and the Ecuadorian exporters “don’t seem to get it”!

27th October 2020 Peruvian organic farmers’ cooperative looking for European markets

26th October 2020 Asian banana markets in rapid flux

20th October 2020 Fyffes Announces its Human Rights Mitigation Action Plan

20th October 2020 World Food Day 2020: COVID-19 reveals shocking inequalities in global food systems

16th October 2020 Fairtrade highlights importance of decent work at international banana convention

15th October 2020 Laying the foundations for agreements with Fyffes

13th October 2020 Organic and Fairtrade banana consumption amounts to 10% in Europe and North America

7th October 2020 Protests impact Costa Rican pineapple and banana exports

5th October 2020 ANEP Costa Rica – suspension of pineapple workers at Del Monte, Division Pindeco, Pacifico

23rd July 2020 Colombian union urges compensation for quarantined banana workers

22nd July 2020 Oxfam sets out good practice on human rights in supply chains

16th July 2020 Panamanian banana unions demand government action on Covid-19

9th July 2020 Which supermarkets are doing the most to protect the rights of food workers?