If you are a media representative and desire additional information, you may contact one of our media relations professionals via the contact information listed below.

Phone - (404) 676-2121
Fax - (404) 515-6428
e-mail - pressinquiries@na.ko.com

This information is for media only. For other questions, please e-mail colombia_action@cokefacts.org.

The Coca-Cola Company Official Statement Regarding Colombia Allegations

The allegations against our business in Colombia are false. We have been in Colombia for 70 years and have been an exemplary member of the business community. The plaintiffs? accusations do not reflect the facts on the ground in Colombia.

Here Are The Facts:

• Two different judicial inquiries in Colombia – one in a Colombian Court and one by the Colombian Attorney General – found no evidence to support the allegations that bottler management conspired in or encouraged the murder.

• These allegations were the thrust of a lawsuit filed against The Coca-Cola Company in a U.S. District Court in Miami and:

• Our Company was dismissed as a defendant.

• We are confident that as this case proceeds, the court will find no evidence against our bottlers as well.

• SINALTRAINBEC, a Colombian union representing bottler employees, has publicly stated that it has "not a single indication" that Coca-Cola or any bottler has links to illegal armed groups.

• The Coca-Cola Company and our bottlers have investigated the claims regarding human rights abuses in Colombia and found no evidence to support them. We will continue to work to ensure that our Company and our bottling partners operate under the highest standards in Colombia.

Our Company has been a valuable member of the Colombian community for more than 70 years and our bottling partners respect the rights of employees, including those who choose third-party representation or union membership. In fact, our bottling partners enjoy extensive, normal relations with 12 separate unions in Colombia and currently have collective bargaining agreements in place with all of them covering wages, benefits and working conditions.

If any employee feels unsafe, local bottlers, working with local unions and the Colombian government, provide transportation to and from work, loans for secure housing, loans to improve security of union offices, paid cellular phones for emergency use, shift and job changes and legal aid.

The Coca-Cola Company Statement Regarding a New Pilot Assessment Program

A workplace assessment conducted in Colombia by Cal Safety Compliance Corporation, a respected, independent third party found no instances of anti-union violence or intimidation at Coca-Cola bottling plants.  Please review the report for more information about the findings.

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