Various groups are organizing to pressure Coca-Cola to take all necessary steps to ensure that its bottlers and franchisees in Colombia reject any connection to paramilitaries, to condemn the use of violence against trade unionists, and to support the right of workers to organize at any of its bottlers operating in the world.
In the U.S., the grassroots campaign is being led by United Students Against Sweatshops, which has produced a Student Organizing Manual.
A U.S. lawsuit has been filed in support of a Colombian Coca-Cola union by the International Labor Rights Fund and the United Steelworkers. Engaging Coca-Cola at the international level is the global union representing Coca-Cola workers worldwide, the International Union of Foodworkers.
Suggested Action
Contact Coca-Cola. Urge the company to take responsibility for the conduct of its bottlers in Colombia and elsewhere, to negotiate a global worker rights agreement with the its unions and the International Union of Foodworkers, and to take every step to ensure no further violence occurs against Coca-Cola workers in Colombia.
Contact:
E. Neville Isdell Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Office The Coca-Cola Company One Coca-Cola Plaza Atlanta, GA 30313 Tel: 404-676-2121 Fax: 404-515-7099
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