Banana Land Campaign

We, the undersigned, call upon the banana industry giants Chiquita and Dole, the US Government and the Colombian Government to address the issue of banana company financed terror in Colombia in a meaningful and significant way by meeting the following criteria:

1. We ask the US Justice Department to run a thorough investigation of Dole's facilitation and orchestration of terrorist violence in Colombia and to make sure that the corporate veil is pierced as appropriate so that the individuals who made the decisions to finance terror at the company and its subsidiaries are held accountable. Further, we demand that the punishment levied against the company is a more just reflection than the sweetheart deal Chiquita was given for their involvement in these atrocities.

2. Chiquita and Dole must make reparations to those affected by the violence they facilitated and orchestrated in Colombia and must change their operations practices in a meaningful way that ensures that these companies never again find themselves supporting terrorism for any reason.

3. We call upon the Colombian and US Governments to ensure that any employees or members of Chiquita's organization, both current and past, who participated in the management and funding of the AUC's actions in Colombia are extradited for trial in Colombia. We ask that the same extradition occur in regard to any and all members or employees of Dole's organization both past and present.