We just received a letter today from the Field Office of International Rights Advocates (IRA) with new evidence linking even more strongly Dole Food Company to the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries. The following is an excerpt from this letter urging those involved in the campaign to bring justice to the victims of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chiquita Brands’
New Evidence Links Dole Food Company to Paramilitary Assassinations in Colombia
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bananas, Chiquita Brands, Dole Food Company on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Banana Land Campaign Launch Party
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Banana Land Campaign, bananas, Chiquita Brands, DOLE on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Banana Land Campaign In Coordination with: International Rights Advocates, La Isla Foundation, The Affected Film Series, and Law Offices of Conrad and Scherer: “My men were contacted on a regular basis by Chiquita or Dole administrators to respond to a criminal act or address some other problems. We would also get calls from the [...]
An example of corporate social responsibility? NOT.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chiquita Brands, DOLE on August 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Did anyone see 60 Minutes last night? They re-aired their piece, The Price of Bananas, about how Chiquita Brands paid $12 million in “protection” money over a period of seven years to the paramilitary group, the AUC, in Colombia. The AUC were responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in the region where Chiquita was running [...]
The Price of Bananas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged banana plantations, Chiquita Brands, Colombia, DOLE on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The following is the transcript from the 60 Minutes Show (May 11, 2008) that I mentioned in my last blog piece: Unpeeling Chiquita and Dole. You can also view a video of the show by going to the CBS news website. Below is the transcript printed in its entirety. 60 Minutes The Price [...]
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