Panama City, June 12, 2025 (AFP) - Panama banana workers end protests, seek to reverse mass layoffs

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2025-06-12

Panamanian workers for US banana giant Chiquita Brands agreed Wednesday to end their protests and roadblocks after a breakthrough in a pension dispute that led to thousands of layoffs. Chiquita employees in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro went on strike on April 28 because of pension reforms, prompting the company to announce it was dismissing more than 6,500 workers. The unions agreed to immediately end roadblocks and "guarantee free mo......

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