Central American banana production: Women workers and chiquita's ethical sourcing from plantations

Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 97-114

  Prieto Carron, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925765288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849771269     Document Type: Chapter

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