Facts
- Consumers of Coca-Cola products do not purchase those products from The Coca-Cola Company. Independent local bottlers manufacture and distribute Coke-branded products under license, employing thousands of workers nationwide.
- The Coca-Cola Company does not tolerate or condone unlawful activity by any of its licensees, be they in the United States or around the world.
- The Coca-Cola Company has signed a joint statement with the International Union of Food Workers reaffirming “Coca-Cola workers are allowed to exercise rights to union membership and collective bargaining without pressure or interference. Such rights are exercised without fear of retaliation, repression or any other form of discrimination.”
- Less than five percent of Colombian workers are unionized. In contrast, nearly one in every three Coke bottler employees in Colombia belong to a union.
- The investigations of the Attorney General of Colombia and a Colombian court found no evidence to support SINALTRAINAL’s accusations.
- Of the eleven other unions representing bottler employees in Colombia, not a single one has stepped forward to back up SINALTRAINAL’s claims. One, in fact, SINALTRAINALBEC, has publicly stated there was “not a single indication” that any Coke bottler had links to any armed groups.
- The Coca-Cola Company was dismissed from the international lawsuit brought by SINALTRAINAL.
- Coke bottlers in Colombia routinely provide increased security measures for union leaders including emergency cell phones, transportation to and from work, and secure housing for them and their families.
- Ray Rogers is demanding Coke pay at least $192.5 million to call off the boycott campaign. SINALTRAINAL puts the payoff number at between $1-2 billion.
- Coca-Cola and the International Union of Food Workers recently asked the United Nations’ International Labor Organization to conduct a credible, independent third-party investigation into the Colombian allegations.
- Coca-Cola has sought to provide the economically and socially profitable opportunities for
impoverished individuals around the world. - Coca-Cola has worked to provide competitive wages; the independently owned bottling plants that are established in destitute countries fill up to full worker capacity due to the lucrative pay and benefits. Human rights advocate, Nelson Mandela, praised Coca-Cola for its commitment to economic development as ‘special and valued partner’ that positively ‘makes a difference everyday, everywhere’.
INDIA WATER FACTS
- After a year long scientific study, the High Court of Kerala, India, determined that the primary cause of the water shortage in the local area was due to reduced rainfall.
- India’s Union Minister of Water Resources stated that a study found that agricultural pumping, not industry activities, is contributing to the decline of ground water in India.
- 92.6% of total ground water withdrawal in Kerala, was used for irrigation and 3.5 % was used for industry.
- The beverage industry is responsible for less than one half of one percent of total water usage in India.
- Coca Cola has installed 300 rainwater harvesting structures in 17 states in India.
- Coca Cola is helping Indian communities restore old bawaris—community reservoirs—that have fallen into disrepair. These restored bawaris provide fresh water to thousands of families.
- Coca Cola Foundation and Coca Cola India have formed a partnership to fund SOS Children’s Villages in India. The partnership will collaborate to ensure sustainable water resources through rainwater harvesting.
COLUMBIA FACTS
- Less than five percent of Colombian workers are unionized. In contrast, nearly one in every three Coke bottler employees in Colombia belong to a union.
- The investigations of the Attorney General of Colombia and a Colombian court found no evidence to support SINALTRAINAL’s accusations.
- Of the eleven other unions representing bottler employees in Colombia, not a single one has stepped forward to back up SINALTRAINAL’s claims. One, in fact, SINALTRAINALBEC, has publicly stated there was “not a single indication” that any Coke bottler had links to any armed groups.
- The Coca-Cola Company was dismissed from the international lawsuit brought by SINALTRAINAL.
- Coke bottlers in Colombia routinely provide increased security measures for union leaders including emergency cell phones, transportation to and from work, and secure housing for them and their families.
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