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SharonAnn

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3. more efficient purchasing - Cut wages for impoverished peasants, ban unions, use pesticides

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:14 AM

Mar 2014

"more efficient purchasing." translates into cutting wages for impoverished peasants, banning unions through violence and mercenary squads, overusing pesticides with no safety protections for workers.

yep. The world has become a "banana republic".

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Chiquita Brands to Buy Fyffes to Form Biggest Banana Company [View all] FarCenter Mar 2014 OP

Banana distribution chains produced among the first pipoman Mar 2014 #1

Watch your banana prices go up jsr Mar 2014 #2

more efficient purchasing - Cut wages for impoverished peasants, ban unions, use pesticides SharonAnn Mar 2014 #3

So...does that mean there are only 2 banana companies now? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #4

There will be three big ones -- Dole and Del Monte are the other biggies. FarCenter Mar 2014 #5

I wonder if the banana corps have come up with a new variety yet? Javaman Mar 2014 #6

Full steam ahead... rrneck Mar 2014 #7