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Many of the bananas we consume are grown in Ecuador where children work. Companies such as Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, Favorita, and Noboa have worked with these plantations at one time or another. The children are often intoxicated with pesticides, use tools such as sharp knives and machetes, haul heavy bundles of bananas, drink unclean water, and are sexually harassed. When intoxicated by pesticides they get sick with symptoms of red bumps that itch, a cough, sore bones, vomiting, and weakness. They have no way of preventing the inhalation of it. Children are only able to use their shirt or leaves of trees, or banana cartons to protect themselves when the planes fly over with the pesticides. Ecuador law's are not helpful in protecting the children so they are often exploited.

Source: <http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/04/ecuador0425.htm>

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