The history of Bandegua & Chiquita (Del Monte) workers in Guatemala

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Anti-riot police invade banana plantations
U.S./Guatemala Labor Education Project alert, 25 March 1998. For the past month there have been stand-offs at two sets of banana plantations in Guatemala that produce for Del Monte Fresh Produce and Chiquita Brands. In both cases, workers attempting to form a union were reportedly illegally fired, and management then locked out the entire workforce, then accused the workers of conducting an illegal strike and sought orders to arrest the fired workers.
Urgent Guatemala banana alert
Del Monte banana union leaders forced at gunpoint to resign and flee for their lives in Guatemala; U.N. to hold press conference, 21 October 1999. Bandegua, a subsidiary of Del Monte, notified nearly 900 workers that they were being dismissed and that three plantations would be rented out to independent producers. Del Monte banana union leaders forced at gunpoint to resign and flee for their lives.
IUF, Del Monte Sign International Agreement to Resolve Guatemala Conflict.
IUF release, 8 March 2000. The international campaign to support SITRABI has entered a new phase with the signing, on March 7, of a framework agreement for resolving the conflict through local negotiations.