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9th October 2019 Still a lot of work to do by the world’s supermarkets

26th September 2019 Plantation Workers Allegedly Poisoned by Sperm-Killer Pesticide Finally Receive Justice in French Court

26th September 2019 African, Caribbean and Pacific banana producers look to safeguard EU market access

25th September 2019 Philippines exports booming despite TR4

18th September 2019 Collective Bargaining brings benefits for plantation workers in Honduras

13th September 2019 Banana workers union strikes above inflation pay deal in Colombia

22nd August 2019 Dole provides facilities to support laid-off workers’ cooperative

9th August 2019 TR4 confirmed in Colombia as country declares “national emergency”

31st July 2019 “To grow organic is to think different”

24th July 2019 Is fair trade finished?

18th July 2019 Union negotiates significant improvements for workers at Dole Ecuador

8th July 2019 Guatemalan workers share burden with Del Monte after destruction

8th July 2019 Sumitomo sells its stake in Sumifru Philippines amid allegations of labour rights abuses

2nd July 2019 What are supermarkets doing to tackle human suffering in their supply chains? Primary tabs

27th June 2019 New international labour standard to combat violence and harassment at work agreed

24th June 2019 Unions break off dialogue with Rainforest Alliance over labour rights

20th June 2019 The sad loss of a Caribbean banana farmers’ champion

19th June 2019 Banana Link contributing to improved conditions on Ghanaian banana plantations

17th June 2019 Union executive committee wins legal fight for reinstatement in Peru

14th June 2019 GMB Union pledges support to beleaguered Cameroon banana workers

12th June 2019 Dole reaffirms commitment to Honduras despite political crisis

12th June 2019 Costco Ceases Orders Following Union-Busting on Fyffes’ Honduran Plantations

20th May 2019 Lidl backs away from Fairtrade bananas

1st May 2019 Fairtrade bananas more and more popular in France

17th April 2019 Working conditions and environmental situation on pineapple plantations in northern Costa Rica

9th April 2019 Protecting the people behind the barcodes

1st April 2019 Misery and frustration continues for banana workers in Cameroon

27th March 2019 “Retail, don’t look away from TR4” – Luud Clercx, Agrofair

25th March 2019 Fyffes membership of the Ethical Trading Initiative terminated

22nd March 2019 Banana Link identifies key drivers of change for women in agricultural value chains

8th March 2019 International Women’s Day Celebrations in Guatemala

7th March 2019 Bananas in the Battle of Ideas

11th February 2019 GMB witnesses historic moment in Costa Rican labour history

14th January 2019 Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in Costa Rica

12th December 2018 Fyffes Must Bargain with Independent Union in Honduras

7th December 2018 Fair Trade USA suspends certification of Fyffes’ melon plantation in Honduras

28th November 2018 Aldi price cuts threaten banana workers’ livelihoods – TAKE ACTION

28th November 2018 Fair Trade USA Certifies Labour Violations as “Fair Trade” in Honduras

31st October 2018 Aldi facing mounting pressure from LatAm banana supply countries over price cut plans

23rd October 2018 Sustainability certification initiatives need to be more effective

15th October 2018 Bananas and coffee: worlds apart ?

27th September 2018 Lidl goes Fairtrade bananas in Germany and Switzerland

20th September 2018 Sainsbury’s-Asda merger investigation welcome

14th September 2018 Plastic-free first for Iceland bananas

13th September 2018 Compagnie Fruitière expands organic production

11th September 2018 Tesco’s banana price hike highlights poor income for plantation workers

10th September 2018 Cameroon: CDC exported lowest banana volume in 13 years, in August 2018

6th September 2018 Banana Link support enables women’s trade union workshop in Ecuador

5th September 2018 Banana Link asks UK Government to mediate crisis in Cameroon

30th August 2018 Japanese consumer groups campaigning for ethical bananas from the Philippines

29th August 2018 Experts meet in Boston to discuss worsening banana fungal disease