Please read below for relevent news articles about Coca-Cola and Colombia.
10/10/07 Coca-Cola FEMSA responds to reports of kidnapping and new threats against SINALTRAINAL union members and their families:
In response to the latest reports regarding the kidnapping of a SINALTRAINAL union member's son and new threats against SINALTRAINAL members, the independent Colombian Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola FEMSA, has taken the following actions:
Reached out to the appropriate local authorities to request that they investigate the incidents and provide necessary protection to the individuals and their families;
Granted the affected workers paid leaves of absence from work;
Granted loans to install security cameras at the homes of affected workers;
Set flexible working schedules for those workers upon their return to work after their leaves of absence;
Provided individual transportation to and from work for those workers at that time.
In addition, Coca-Cola FEMSA has issued and posted new public statements condemning violence from illegal groups against union members on bulletin boards and within advertisements in local newspapers.
4/23/06
On Sunday, April 23, the DePaul Student Government Association met for its General Body Meeting, where the resolution passed in January 2006 to boycott Coca-Cola products, was rescinded by a vote of 10-1-3 (in favor-not in favor-abstain).
2/4/06
The National Association of Company Workers of Soft Drink Producers and Distributors – a union representing Colombian soft drink workers – clearly states its opposition to the tactics of the anti-Coca-Cola campaign. In a letter dated February 4, 2006, the union calls for “dialogue, discussion, agreements and the respect of the parties, seeking the mutual benefit of always maintaining good worker-company relations.”
To read more please click here to download the letter.
To read the original letter in Spanish, please click here.
8/19/05 Ethix revises its recommendation for Coca-Cola
Ethix revises its recommendation for Coca-Cola, based on recent positive developments concerning labour rights at the company's bottling partners in Colombia.
6/6/05
Portafolio, the most recognized financial and business newspaper in Colombia, recently conducted research among more than 1,000 Colombian business leaders. Coca-Cola Colombia was recognized in the following categories:
No. 3 Most Admired Company, No. 12 in the Best Quality category, No. 10 in Best Service to Retail, and No. 11 in Social Responsibility Involvement.
A copy of the awards is available for download here (en Espanol):
