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1 Oct 2010

Author:
Felicity Lawrence, Tom Pearson, Stuart Briggs, Jacqui Timberlake & Maggie O'Kane, Guardian [UK]

[video] Pineapples: Luxury fruit at what price?

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Pineapple is the latest bargain offer in supermarkets, but the true cost is paid in the countries where it is produced. Guardian special correspondent Felicity Lawrence investigates reports of environmental damage, union-busting and poverty wages in Costa Rica's fruit industry