7th May 2007, #Colombian paramilitary Salvatore Mancuso declared: ‘All of the banana producers paid us… #ChiquitaBrands Inc, #Dole, #Banacol, #Uniban, #Proban & #DelMonte: monthly payment or 1¢ per dollar for every box that left #Colombia. #Dole took responsibility as treasurer & finalizing the op qualified as a contribution to the ‘Convivir’ org Papagayo… The #massacres also enabled them to dismantle the social assistance programs they had pacted with the trade unions…’
https://maps.southfront.org/the-multinationals-among-the-untouchables-of-the-colombian-conflict/