Ecuador - Anti-union practices to stop workers organising in agricultural sector

During the First International Meeting of Banana Workers, organised by the Asociación Sindical de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Campesinos (ASTAC) and held in Guayaquil on 3 October 2017, workers denounced anti-union practices on certain plantations in Ecuador, where employers use intimidation, threats and dismissals to block workers’ attempts to organise.