The Banana Trade War

ALot of countries dont take safety measures for thier workers and dont care how long they work as long as the produce gets out in time!

Hiya destiny, As you might know the Bananas we have here are brought in from the Canary Islands and from other places like Morocco. We have heard of these kind of things before too but seeing as though you would wish the Money to go to the hard working People it always seems to end up in someone else´s pockets instead of theirs. We cannot control either the comings and goings of what they do. Just hope that what we buy benefits the Workers in some way. It really is a subject we don´t know much about here but we really should know. I tend to buy from the two brands and that way they might get an equal amount of earnings. I know they do work really long hours and I wish that they did not have to. Nowadays this sort of thing should have been abolished.

No, i didn't know. But hard labor often isn't paid enough. There was a tv programs once that showed the banana plantations. I remember that people seemed very poor, but what shocked me was that they were willing to kill the monkeys so they will not steal even few bananas from trees... That shows i guess how hard life there was.

I don't know the exact details about this but I figured there would be such things like this as with every other popular commodity. I wish there was a better way to handle these things.

The problem you've raised is actually quite actual. There are many people around the world (mostly in developing countries) who have to work in very insufficient and hard conditions. Their working day is not regulated and the pay they receive is just hilarious. However, these are the countries which serve as a starting base for huge companies who are looking for a very cheap work force and want to get as large profit as possible. And no-one even cares about the workers. China, Pakistan, Bangladesh...There are many of these countries where peoples payments cannot even be compared to the ones of European or US workers. Nike, Adidas, many electronics companies and many other manufacturers take advantage of these poor people. That's very disturbing. If you want to help that, try looking for goods with "fair trade" markings in the stores, these goods are produced by companies, that are paying fair wage to their workers and keep an eye on the environmental balance in their work area.

Nice one here no doubt . After all who cares for those who provide us with all those crops I did not know much about the banana industry but I am aware of the Health Hazards that these farmers face each day using those chemicals and pesticides on other crops... While eating these products many a times I think, we are more into intake of Harmful Chemicals and Pesticides than the real food. I feel like I am an insect and should stay away from eating those Unfortunately the so called organic foods are still quite a distant dream in many countries and where they are they are expensive and not easily available... so I think we all have to wait till these modern technologies come up with some chips/circuits that would let go of the need for food all together Cheers, theSids.

Everybody has a job to do & some are harder than others. I'm guilty of not appreciating this like i should.

This is cruel...i hear about stuff like this all the time and its just not right. What is wrong with those countries? Get it right