Colombian bananas in search of labour sustainability and price increases

Published 2024년 10월 11일

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The Colombian Banana Association (Augura), which represents 78% of the banana-growing area for export, is focusing on sustainability and has 11 certifications. The industry ensures social sustainability with 100% formal employment and contributes significantly to municipal income. The association is seeking a price increase to maintain the collective bargaining process and to support workers, as banana production faces challenges in profitability and sustainability. Despite being the main supplier of bananas to Europe, the industry struggles with respecting labor rights and addressing cost and production issues. Augura's president, Emerson Aguirre Medina, recently met with supermarkets and international cooperation entities at Fruit Attraction in Spain to discuss these issues.

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The Colombian Banana Association (Augura) brings together banana producers and marketers from Antioquia and Magdalena, which represent 78% of the banana-growing area for export. Currently, Augura is working on the sustainability of the industry and with this banner of struggle, the president of the association, Emerson Aguirre Medina, arrived in Spain to participate in Fruit Attraction 2024. In this context, Portalfruticola.com spoke with the leader of Augura, who indicated that the industry is committed to environmental, social and labor sustainability. He explained that they are in a process of awareness, since, in his opinion, the sustainability of the banana sector has a cost, "currently the Colombian banana industry has 11 certifications," he said. Aguirre Medina explained that in the area of social sustainability, 100% of the workers in the sector are in formal employment and that they contribute with about 75% of the income in the municipalities where banana activity is ...

Source: MXfruit