The slow death of Ecuadorian Banana workers

Magali Marega and Jo Vervecken draw on in-depth interviews of farmworkers in the Ecuadorian Banana farms, showing the health hazards of working in this sector.

Through the voices of the workers, their core argument is that the problems encountered in the sector need to be understood within the changes in the global banana supply chain where the farmers are under a lot of pressure from food retailers, forcing down producers’ prices. ‘Workers and the environment suffer the consequences. Rights violations create serious health risks for the banana workers.’

The article can be read in its entirety here.