During the research five banana packing plants were visited, located in the municipalities of Apartadó and
Carepa, where technical tours were made to know and analyze the fruit harvesting process, from the plant to its
packing. Generally, all BPPs visited keep the same spatial distribution patterns and the general pathologies
identified are common in all cases. To carry out more profound studies the San Jacinto Plantation was selected; the
main selection criterion was accessibility to information and availability of plant coordinators for compilation of
technical data, photographs, analytical observation of the process, and non-structured surveys with workers and
supervisors. The farm is located in the rural zone of the municipality of Apartadó; it covers123.79 hectares (305
acres) and has a production capacity of 1,800 boxes by shipment. It has 35 employees in the packing plant and 48
employees in the fields, for a total of 83 workers