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Latin America continues to dominate the global banana market, with Africa contributing significantly to this trade. Despite the expansion of the sector, the article highlights concerns such as poor working conditions, outdated legislation, and lack of worker representation in some companies. The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) and Banana Link have supported the establishment of trade union platforms in Africa to improve worker representation and dialogue with management. Compagnie Fruitière, a major banana producer in Africa, is noted for its efforts towards corporate responsibility and dialogue with trade unions. The article calls for continued support to address the challenges in the African banana sector.
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By Paul Lievens, policy and communications officer at Banana Link Latin America continues to dominate international trade with six of the seven main exporting countries supplying 80% of the global market. The top exporting African country is Côte d'Ivoire, currently in eighth place in global rankings, whilst Cameroon is tenth and Ghana fourteenth. The banana export sector in Africa has been expanding over the last decade. It is characterized by a number of key elements, including: However, decent working conditions and good industrial relations are lacking in some parts of the industry. In the francophone countries, there is obsolete national legislation that no longer reflects the reality of the working environment, while some companies take advantage of completely outdated minimum wage levels to minimize labour costs and maximize profits. Moreover, the current level of worker representation, social dialogue and collective bargaining is unable to meet the needs of workers. Many ...
Source: Fresh Fruit Portal
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