Chiquita said it "regrettably has suspended operations in that country, and subsequently let go our current employees there".

President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’.

The decision came after the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations and operational centers since April 28, which ...

The suspension of classes, the protests, and the closures, in the province of Bocas del Toro have created a criti ...

Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security system ...

Chiquita Panama said the strike has cost it 'at least $75 million' in losses and caused 'irreversible damage' due to the ...

Banana producer Chiquita on Thursday announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called ...

Chiquita Panama said on Thursday it will fire daily workers in the western province of Bocas del Toro after what it called an "unjustified abandonment of work" at its banana farms that began late ...

Chiquita Panama announced the termination of daily workers in Bocas del Toro following an 'unjustified abandonment of work' ...

The global banana company Chiquita has sacked thousands of Panamanian plantation workers after they went on strike to protest a new law curtailing their pension rights. After workers began blockading ...

Panama’s President, José Raúl Mulino, on Thursday demanded that unions lift road blockades to help facilitate an agreement that would end the strike at the Panamanian branch of U.S.-based banana ...

PANAMA CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Chiquita Panama said on Thursday it has fired daily workers in the western province of Bocas del Toro after what it called an "unjustified abandonment of work" at ...