Chiquita Ruling Exposes Failure of Corporate Self-Regulation
In their recent article with In These Times Magazine, Anna Canning of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network and business & human rights scholar Manpreet Kaur Kalra, founder of Art of Citizenry, unpack the case against Chiquita Brands International.
From the late 1990s and through the 2000s, Chiquita masqueraded as a leader in corporate accountability while simultaneously funding death squads who killed workers to crush organizing efforts, amongst various other abuses.
After an almost 20-year-long legal battle, this unprecedented ruling exposes the cracks in voluntary corporate responsibility and re-emphasizes the need for strong worker-led institutions dedicated to fighting for and safeguarding our human rights.