Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino had said earlier Thursday that the strike was illegal and included some 5,000 workers.

“Unfortunately, following the unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations and operations centers since April 28 and continuing today, (the company) has proceeded with the termination of all of our daily workers,” the company said in a statement. It said the company had suffered losses of at least $75 million.

Protests marches and occasional roadblocks have stretched from one end of the country to the other as teachers, construction workers and other unions expressed their rejection to changes the government said were necessary to keep the social security system solvent.

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      That shit has proven to be a scam in coffee the farmers are slightly better off but not really and I’m over here getting bent over for 12oz coffee bags that all used to be 16oz before. The middleman still getting theirs in the fair trade game.

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        What you consider proof and what I consider proof might be different, so do you have a link to show what, SPECIFICALLY, you’re talking about? I’m not saying you’re wrong I’m just saying I don’t believe stuff randos on the Internet tell me unless they have links so I can know what they know