Act Now: Support Banana Workers

Our friends at the Latin America Working Group (LAWG) circulated a petition to President Barack Obama requesting a new type of policy for Latin American and Caribbean countries. Now is a moment not just to be in opposition, but to create foreign policy that we can believe in.    NOTE:  The petition deadline passed on January 21 but it is still available for reviewing on the LAWG website.

(On-going)   Workers on Dole's banana, pineapple, and flower plantations are calling for a global campaign against the company. Read more about the campaign and find out what you can do.

In the early morning hours of Sunday September 23, 2007, Marco Tulio Portela Ramirez prepared to go to work at a Del Monte banana plantation in Izabal, Guatemala. He never made it to work. He was gunned down in front of his house by armed masked men. Marco was the secretary of culture and sport at SITRABI, the union for banana workers in Izabal. He leaves behind a wife and young children. Follow the link above to take action.