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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino signed an
agreement Friday with Chiquita Brands to resume work in Panama,
months after the banana giant fired thousands of striking
workers and suspended operations.
Chiquita banana workers in the Western Panama province of Bocas
del Toro in March joined other labor sectors striking over
changes to the social security system. Mulino said the strike
was illegal.
In May, Chiquita fired thousands of workers, saying the strike
had cost it at least $75 million.
Under the agreement signed Friday in Brazil, the company agreed
to hire back 3,000 workers in an initial stage, followed by
another 2,000.
The government aims for the company to be fully operational in
Panama again by February 2026, it said in a statement.
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