Banana Worker Justice Initiative

• Nearly all bananas consumed in the U.S. come from plantations in Latin America that together employ over 300,000 workers.
• Some banana workers made decent wages but more and more do not because of an accelerating race to the bottom.
• Unionized banana workers can make $10 a day plus $10 a day in benefits; non-union banana workers make $3 a day, with no benefits.
• More than 80% of bananas sold in the U.S. are controlled by four companies (Dole, Chiquita, Del Monte and Bonita).
• Bananas are the most profitable item sold by grocery stores.

USLEAP campaigns to support banana workers who are fighting against a race to the bottom and seeking fair wages, decent benefits, justice and dignity.