Chiquita Laid off Remaining Day Workers in Bocas del Toro Panama last Friday

PANAMA CITY July 2025 – Banana giant Chiquita on Friday laid off the remaining 1,189 day workers in Panama, after it received authorization from the government and following mass layoffs over a strike at its banana farms. The layoffs were effective Friday July 18 2025.  Chiquita Panama had fired 5,000 workers in late May as Panamanians across the country protested against several issues including a social security reform they said would affect their future pensions. Its management left Panama by early June.  The Panama government is still making attempts to keep Chiquita in Panama.