Banana supermarket petition handed to European Commission
The petition was signed by thousands of European consumers and handed over by Vanessa Guatier, from Make Fruit Fair, a campaign organised by a collection of organisations who would like to see the Code of Practice the Commission has promised to govern food retailers, be extended to cover the overseas suppliers.
Ms Gautier was accompanied by the leader of the Latin American banana workers Unions, Iris Mungia, and former co-ordinator of WINFA, Renwick Rose.
Both Ms Mungia and Mr Rose had addressed a meeting of European parliamentarians and their staff at the European Parliament, along with Mr Chauve and a representative from the Commission's Enterprise Department.
Mr Rose wanted to make it clear that the coalition was not "anti-supermarket." He pointed out that British supermarkets had been instrumental in saving the banana industry in the Windward Islands with the stocking of Fairtrade bananas.
However, he did say that supermarket practice of offering low priced bananas to attract customers was having an impact on the quality of life of many farmers and workers.
Source: fijitimes.com