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'State of emergency' in Panama

2025/5/28
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Vanessa Bush-Luther: 我了解到，巴拿马的罢工是由一项养老金改革法案引发的，该法案被工会认为是变相的私有化。因此，包括香蕉工人在内的多个工会组织走上街头进行抗议。在法庭宣布罢工非法后，香蕉公司Chiquita解雇了5000名工人，导致局势进一步恶化。由于抗议者经常封锁泛美公路，导致食品和物资无法进入该地区，政府因此宣布进入紧急状态，以获得更多权力来应对罢工，但承诺不会强行驱散抗议者。Chiquita公司声称，罢工是不合理的旷工，并导致公司损失了7500万美元，因此解雇了工人。

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A strike by banana workers in Panama over pension reforms has led to a state of emergency. Chiquita Brands laid off 5,000 workers after the month-long strike, causing significant economic disruption and roadblocks. The government's response involves providing essential supplies without removing roadblocks forcefully.
  • 5,000 banana workers laid off by Chiquita Brands
  • Month-long strike over pension reforms
  • $75 million lost by Chiquita due to strike
  • Panamanian government declares state of emergency
  • Roadblocks on the Pan-American Highway

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From the BBC World Service: The Panamanian government has declared a state of emergency in one province. It comes after U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands laid off about 5,000 workers following a strike that had stopped production. Prosecutors in Brazil are suing the Chinese EV giant BYD, accusing it and two contractors of human trafficking and slave-like conditions at a factory site. And we take a look at Europe's biggest plant for processing the rare earth minerals a lot of modern technology relies on.