| 3/13/01 |
"First Come, First Served" A Race to the Bottom for Banana Workers -- The greatest threat to the standard of living for banana workers in Latin America is the new banana import plan that the European Union is slated to begin on July 1, 2001. (U.S./LEAP)
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| 3/5/01 |
Letter from the Latin American Coordination of Banana Workers' Unions to the European Union (PDF, 42KB) -- A letter from COLSIBA expressing their concern about new "First Come, First Served" trade regimen. COLSIBA represents 20 unions in eight countries, with more than 35,000 affiliates. (COLSIBA)
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| 2/27/01 |
Statement of the International Union of Foodworkers: NEW EU banana regime threatens industry workers worldwide -- The IUF has called on the European Union to renegotiate its new banana import regime, scheduled to go into effect as early as April 1. According to IUF general secretary Ron Oswald, the EU's transitional tariff quota system of "first come, first served (FCFS)" poses an immediate threat to the livelihoods of thousands of banana workers around the world. (International Union of Foodworkers)
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| 2/01 |
Draft Statement by WINFA on the EU's New Banana Regime -- Banana farmers in the Caribbean, plantation workers in Central America and Fair Trade operators in Europe continue to voice strong objections to the proposed new banana regime adopted by the Agricultural Council of the European Union. In particular there is general agreement that the proposed "First-come First-served" (FCFS) system for managing the regime will not be to the advantage of small farmers and independent operators.
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| 1/19/01 |
Caricom dismay at EU banana decision -- The Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Georgetown on 12 January 2001 expressed their dismay at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of 'First Come, First Served' (FCFS).
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The WTO threat and the EU trading regime threat to the Caribbean -- These proposals ... would deprive Caribbean banana growers of the assured and duty-free access to the EU market that has been guaranteed to them under successive Lomé Agreements. Without it the industry could not survive. (Commonwealth Banana Exporters Association)
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