View Full Version : Chiquita fined 25 million
TylerH
03-15-2007, 12:46 AM
check this article out, terrorism is starting to get to bananas, what is going on with the world.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorism_bananas
momoese
03-15-2007, 09:41 AM
Thanks for link Tylor. I'm going to look a little further into this interesting story.
MediaHound
03-15-2007, 11:34 AM
It's sad that they need to pay off the guerrillas to keep their workers safe from harm, but is it any surprise?
the flying dutchman
03-15-2007, 01:01 PM
Nothing new, In the oil-industry in africa happens the same.
Ron
Taylor
03-15-2007, 08:48 PM
This story makes me chuckle.:2220:
chong
03-15-2007, 09:03 PM
There is absolutely nothing funny about this. Companies like them are literally held hostage by terrorists everywhere. They are caught between a rock and a hard place.
island cassie
03-16-2007, 11:33 AM
Sadly, this is very common in many countries - "advance commissions" etc. :cool:
bencelest
03-16-2007, 01:04 PM
Yes, it is not uncommon to extract money to those who can afford them.
In the Philippines it is not unusual if you are rich to receive a black envelope from subvergient organization which are usually anti government asking for donations monthly or annually otherwise they will hurt your children, family or relatives.
Valenciaguy
03-16-2007, 02:15 PM
The only thing I can see is that people will say now to boygot Chiquita and that will only make things worse because then no money will be going into that region.
chong
03-16-2007, 02:44 PM
I don't know why anyone would ask to boycott a company that is being blackmailed by terrorists and for trying to protect thier employees. That would be like shunning parents that pay a ransom for their kidnapped child. If you read the article, you'd find that Chiquita sold their Columbian interests. Shall we continue to punish them? Come on! Why not walk a mile in their shoes?
bencelest
03-16-2007, 02:46 PM
Remember that the money paid by Chiquita does not go to the workers or the village people but to a group that 'protects' the village.
chong
03-16-2007, 03:18 PM
Remember that the money paid by Chiquita does not go to the workers or the village people but to a group that 'protects' the village.
Yes! So that the terrorists do not harm the workers or their families and the plantation that the families relied on for their livelihood. They could just have opted to ignore the terrorists and call their bluff. You know the catastrophic results that would have resulted. They already paid a price - to the terrorists and now to the government. And they left Columbia. Now would you want to still boycott them???
Valenciaguy
03-16-2007, 10:35 PM
NO I didn't mean I would boycot them I am saying that is a bad thing, but I mean I can see some people who don't know about the circumstances.
chong
03-17-2007, 01:33 PM
NO I didn't mean I would boycot them I am saying that is a bad thing, but I mean I can see some people who don't know about the circumstances.
OK, thank you for clarifying. In that case, I can only hope that those people would be more considerate.
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