Well guys let me tell you of some of the issues that effect Ecuadorians. While we have been here, the national elections have been played out and one of the main contenders is a bloke called Alvora Noboa...he´s owns many of the Banana Plantations of Ecuador...banana´s being one of the main exports for Ecuador. As part of you wages you get to live on the plantation, as part of your wages...so you get a lovely pad for this...a room maybe for 8 -10 people, no beds, no bedding, no protective clothing. for when you are working with highly toxic chemicals they spray on bananas....People are sub contracted, so have no union rights which means empoyers get out of responsibility for working conditions, they have no social protection and no paid leave. A few months ago some
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