In April 2014, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria Agropecuaria (SINTRAINAGRO) decided to take strike action at Agroban, in the Urabá region, after the management at the company signed a collective agreement with a minority union, disregarding the prior agreement signed by the genuine labour representative.
The trade union released a communiqué denouncing the irresponsible attitude of Claudia Argotes, the legal representative of Agroban SAS, Las Chelas plantation, after she signed a collective agreement with a union named SINTRACOL, despite the agreement already in force with SINTRAINAGRO, the organisation representing the majority of the workers at the company.
According to SINTRAINAGRO, Agroban is seeking to weaken the terms of the agreement in force, violating collective bargaining regulations and Government Decree 89 of 2014.