Article 6XMB4 'State of emergency' in Panamanian province as Chiquita fires thousands

'State of emergency' in Panamanian province as Chiquita fires thousands

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editors@theworld.org (Joyce Hackel)
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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 the Pan-American highway, Panama's government declared a state of emergency in the province of Bocas del Toro. The World's Marco Werman discusses the implications with Panamanian political analyst Rodrigo Noriega.

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