Chiquita Boycott & Reverse Boycott

[Sugarphreak]

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[flipstah]

Del Monte has better fruit anyways.

[Sugarphreak]

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[takkyu]

[Zero102]

Great, boycott our oil, because they must produce it so much cleaner in other parts of the world

[Sugarphreak]

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[Zero102]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak


Well Chakita is heavily scrutinized for child labor, so I assume they do a lot of the shipping on the backs of children in Latin America...

Right, I hadn't considered their business practices either. Hello Kettle? This is the pot....

[msommers]

Do companies even do their own due diligence before they announce something like this?

[A790]

Originally posted by msommers
Do companies even do their own due diligence before they announce something like this?

Did you really have to ask that? lol

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by msommers
Do companies even do their own due diligence before they announce something like this?

No.

You should also take a closer look at FedEx, The Gap, and LUSH among others that all have the same stance. A hard working westerner or, any Canadian for that matter, shouldn't give any of these places a buck imo.

[kvg]

I have already stopped shopping at Gap, Old Navy, Bath & Body Works, etc for exactly this reason, heres one more to add to the list. I vote with my wallet

[msommers]

Originally posted by A790
Did you really have to ask that? lol

I know...it's just shocking and disappointing how such large businesses couldn't (or won't) find the time to do something as simple as a bit of research.

[ZenOps]

Yes, we have no bananas

No problem, I don't want to buy the Bananas. Hell, they are nearly a buck a pound.

I mean sheesh, I swear ground beef was a buck a pound - Oh wait... Sorry wrong decade again.

Dagnabit.

[FraserB]

They said it was a big misunderstand. What a bunch of fucking losers, they get a little bit of pushback and fold. Shows you how much of this was based on PR and how much on real principles.

[msommers]

Originally posted by ZenOps
Yes, we have no bananas

No problem, I don't want to buy the Bananas. Hell, they are nearly a buck a pound.

I mean sheesh, I swear ground beef was a buck a pound - Oh wait... Sorry wrong decade again.

Dagnabit.

Let the Australians complain about the price of bananas, they deserve it!

[Sugarphreak]

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[viff3r]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE


No.

You should also take a closer look at FedEx, The Gap, and LUSH among others that all have the same stance. A hard working westerner or, any Canadian for that matter, shouldn't give any of these places a buck imo.

+1

Here's a more comprehensive list.

http://forestethics.org/major-compan...ion-footprints

[Maybelater]

I thought the Gap and a number of those companies ended up back-pettling hard on that decision?

[Maybelater]

On March 14, 2007, Chiquita Brands was fined $25 million as part of a settlement with the United States Justice Department for having ties to Colombian paramilitary groups. According to court documents, between 1997 and 2004, officers of a Chiquita subsidiary paid approximately $1.7 million to the right-wing United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), in exchange for local, employee protection in Colombia's volatile banana harvesting zone. Similar payments were also made to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), as well as the National Liberation Army (ELN) from 1989 to 1997, both left-wing organizations.[8][9] All three of these groups are on the U.S. State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

lol fuck

[CUG]

Wow...

To the joy of many on beyond, I'm quitting any kind of political watchdoggery and taking up video games.