Chiquita Speach

Front 1

I would like to request

Back 1

I would like to request everyone to try and put themselves in our shoes.

Front 2

Imagine for one moment

Back 2

Imagine for one moment that when you came home today instead of receiving a hug from your mother and playing with your little brother or sister, you come home to witness the gruesome realities of death. Dead bodies, blood, and guts spilled on the floor.

Front 3

Can you honestly believe

Back 3

Can you honestly believe that you would be able to come to work tomorrow without the death of your family affecting your performance?

Front 4

Now put yourself in the shoes

Back 4

Now put yourself in the shoes of our managers. What would you tell your employee?

Front 5

How could you

Back 5

How could you look them in the eyes knowing that their death was because your boss chose to save a few thousand dollars?

Front 6

We were extorted

Back 6

We were extorted 1.7 million over the course of 7 years after 30 of our employees were massacred. We had no choice and we did what we had to do to protect our employees and their families from being killed.

Front 7

We voluntarily stepped

Back 7

We voluntarily stepped forward and paid a 25 million penalty since then we have closed our operation in Columbia

Front 8

We have also taken responsibility

Back 8

We have also taken responsibility to a new level by joining the Rain Forrest Alliance ensuring our operations are sustainable and we provide an environmental and economic benefit in the area that we operate in.