What We Have Done

 What We Have Done, with Support

  • campaigned for a path-breaking 2001 agreement between Chiquita and its unions
  • won (some) justice for Del Monte banana workers who were violently attacked in Guatemala
  • won compensation for and rehiring of Dole and Bonita workers in Ecuador
  • organized organizational sign-on letters to Dole and Chiquita
  • testified before the U.S. Trade Representative on Del Monte abuses
  • met with Ecuadorian banana magnate Alvaro Noboa after he brought in thugs to attack his own workers,
  • organized fact-finding delegations to Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia
  • led U.S. participation and co-sponsorship of a 2005 International Banana Conference
  • secured financing for strategic planning workshops for banana workers
  • co-sponsored production of a special report on labor violations in Dole operations around the world

    and more

NEW: How Much Progress vs. Violence Under Uribe?

How much progress has there been under President Uribe in addressing violence against trade unionists and impunity?

Check out our new How Much Progress Has There Been Under Uribe? It accompanies our shorter Fact Sheet: Murders of Trade Unionists and Impunity Under Uribe.

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