Issue No 104 | 27 July 2001 | |
NewsCoca-Cola Sued for Using Paramilitary Force
Coca-Cola and its main Latin American bottler Pan-American Beverages have been accused of using paramilitary forces to threaten labor leaders in soft drink bottling factories in Colombia. The Foundation for International Legal Rights and lawyers representing the unionists has made the claim in a lawsuit filed in US District in Miami. In a news conference here, Terry Collingsworth, one of the attorneys, said: "There is no doubt that Coca-Cola knew about the systematic repression of labor rights in its Colombian bottling plants." The lawsuit, filed by the Colombian union Sinaltrainal which represents workers in Coca-Cola's Colombian plants, alleges that throughout Colombia paramilitary forces have assassinated more than 50 unionists since the beginning of the year, and killed 128 union members last year. More than 1,500 union members have been killed by paramilitary agents in the last 10 years, according to the lawsuit.
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Interview: A Super Agenda Labor's federal spokesman on superannuation Kelvin Thompson outlines the challenges a Beazley Government will face in managing the nation's savings. E-Change: 1.4 The Shifting Sands of Ideology Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel conclude the first part of their study of new politics by looking for core Labor values in a post-Cold War environment. Corporate: Locking Horns The same names keep cropping up in the business pages as the web of corporate control stays tied to a few big players. Georgina Murray has been looking at the extent and depth of the connections. Unions: The Workers Bank With banks on the nose, David Whiteley looks at how unions and super funds have got together to create the real deal � the workers bank. International: Phil Davey's Amazon Postcard The CFMEU's Boy Wonder has downed the megaphone for three months in South America. Here's what he's been up to. History: Faded Vision of The American Bounder King O'Malley was an American ex-pat who dreamed of a people's bank. Neale Towart looks at what happened to his vision. Activists: The Big Gee-Up With the big guns of the anti-corporate movement in town, Mark Hebblewhite goes looking for a definition of globalisation. Indonesia: Where to the Workers After Gus Dur? At the end of a turbulent week, Jasper Goss looks at the impact of the overthrow of Wahid on Indonesian workers. Review: Mixing Pop and Politics 'The Bank' is a new Australian film that takes a contemporary political issue and transforms it into a piece of compelling popular culture. Satire: Milosevic's Defence: "I Was Just Issuing Orders" Disgraced former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic has brushed off against charges for war crimes against humanity and mass genocide.
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