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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses (apnews.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/38551804

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino had said earlier Thursday that the strike was illegal and included some 5,000 workers.

“Unfortunately, following the unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations and operations centers since April 28 and continuing today, (the company) has proceeded with the termination of all of our daily workers,” the company said in a statement. It said the company had suffered losses of at least $75 million.

Protests marches and occasional roadblocks have stretched from one end of the country to the other as teachers, construction workers and other unions expressed their rejection to changes the government said were necessary to keep the social security system solvent.

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's global. Denmark just increased retirement age by 3 years. The UK is trying their best to serve their wealthy masters and worsen their system. The fascists running the US right now claim social security is "insolvent" but have passed decades of giveaways to wealthy and corporations instead of funding social security and many other basics....all on the eve of trillions in giveaways of their proposed budget.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

fucking late stage capitalism.

when even the empire's citizens get fucked.