COLSIBA

COLSIBA fights to preserve and be an advocate for the respect of labour, union and human rights, and specifically issues for women workers. It provides a space for meetings and coordination between unions from each country in the region. The union affiliates work collectively to better manage information on the world banana market and to strengthen ties with fraternal organizations and institutions that support different regional initiatives such as campaigns and protests and generate a space for dialogue and analysis to tackle the labour issues within the Latin American banana and agricultural industry.

COLSIBA seek to improve freedom of association and collective bargaining, in accordance with the rules and agreements of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The formation of trade union organizations in many banana plantations, tropical fruit plantations and sugar cane plantations still is an ongoing struggle – trade union activity is still repressed, and sometimes threatens the personal safety of those who do practise it.

Despite great efforts to resolve the labour problems in the agricultural regions, more support is needed in the face of the enormity of existing problems.