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World Service,21 Mar 1995,13 mins

Banana Workers in Costa Rica Protest against Low Pay and Poor Conditons

The Farming World

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Los bananeros – Costa Rica's banana workers – have made the country rich but working conditions are grim. They are now protesting against low pay, long hours and insecure contracts that exclude them from pension, medical and holiday benefits. Maize mills help farmers recovering from war in Uganda. New farming practices with irrigation in Ghana.

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