News and events

World Banana Forum – TR4 Task Force: Phytosanitary alert for the prevention of Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in banana and plantain farms in Peru
The Task Force on Gender Equity (GE-TF) will be holding its first in a series of three webinars in 2021 on Tuesday, 13 April 2021, from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST, which will focus on fostering women's employment opportunities through empowerment.
The Task Force on Gender Equity (GE-TF) will be holding its fourth and final webinar on Thursday, 3 December 2020, from 16:00 - 18:00 CET, which will focus on addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on women workers in the banana industry.
The Task Force on Gender Equity (GE-TF) will be holding its third webinar on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST, which will focus on the topic of improving our understanding of the gender pay gap in the banana industry.
The second webinar of the Task Force on Gender Equity (GE-TF) on 'sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the banana industry' will be taking place on Monday, 28 September 2020, from 16:00 – 18:00 CEST. Among the topics to be discussed are the ILO Convention No. 190 and Recommendation No. 206, as well as key experiences, ideas and opportunities to put the Convention and Recommendation into practice in the banana industry.