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Article

25 Apr 2002

Author:
IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations

"Tainted Harvest" - Human Rights Watch Report Reveals Child Labour and Worker Rights Abuses in Ecuador's Banana Fields

...It is significant that Dole's response was not sent by senior management, corporate social responsibility management or operational management. It was sent by their public relations department. One must therefore ask whether Dole views accusations of human rights abuses from a credible and globally respected human rights organization such as HRW as mere public relations problems. [also refers to Chiquita, Del Monte (Fresh Del Monte Produce), Noboa]