Plantation workers in developing countries will suffer as a result of banana price cuts, charities warned today. They claim supermarket reductions mark a major setback in efforts to improve life for poverty-stricken labourers. Campaigners fear other supermarkets will follow Asda and Morrisons, which slashed banana prices last week.

Jenny Ricks, ActionAid campaigner, said: "Plantations can't live up to retailers' demands for decent working conditions if they hammer down prices like this."

The Guardian 27/1/09