date:Nov 22, 2012
The Office of the Ombudsman urged the ministries of Health and Agriculture to conduct research on the environmental and physical effects that 17 chemicals used in banana plantations (including glyphosate) produce, according to resolution 010 of the entity.
The document was the result of research conducted since 2010, after Jorge Acosta Orellana submitted a complaint.
Acosta pointed out the alleged existence of abuse by employers, lack of state control and severe health problems in both the