Coca-Cola claims that an internationally recognized auditor, Cal Safety Compliance Corporation, found their bottlers in Colombia to have workers that "enjoy freedom of association, collective bargaining rights, and a work atmosphere free of anti-union intimidation."
The CSCC has a fairly sour history of its own.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Whats wrong with coke?
Coke’s abuses are wide and span the entire globe. Coke discriminates based on sex, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation and consistently takes advantage of persons of color, the poor, and third world citizens:
• Coca Cola is guilty of union busting in Colombia, and is accused of being responsible for the assassinations of union leaders.
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia190.htm
• Coca-Cola has many documented environmental abuses in India. It has used public waters in areas already facing drought. A byproduct of production has seeped into groundwater, and Coke has gone as far as to sell the toxic byproduct as fertilizer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3096893.stm
• In India Coca-Cola has been shown to have dangerous levels of pesticides that would never be allowed in Europe or the United States.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/aug/05pepsicoke.htm
• Coca-Cola still does business in Sudan. Taking advantage of the conflict there to produce its products cheaply, Coke is defying US trade embargos that are in place due to human rights abuses, and possible terrorist connections in Sudan. Coke’s punishment: $136,500.
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/civpen/penalties/02032006.pdf
• Coke continues to practice racist and sexist hiring policies. Coca Cola is always facing discrimination suits from women and minorities without any change to its hiring practices.
http://bizneworleans.com/109+M556114fb75e.html
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/05/05/story1.html
http://www.thecareernews.com/newsletter.php?news=404
• Coke is facing a suit from Roberto Mendoza. A former executive at Coca-Cola FEMSA, Mendoza was forced to resign for being gay.
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=5&detail=612
• Coke faced a $300,000 fine for pollution in Panama.
Associated Press May 9, 2003
• Coke overuses water in El Salvador. There is an ongoing court battle.
http://www.tierramerica.org/2003/0126/iacentos.shtml
• Coke buys sugar produced with child labor from El Salvador.
http://www.hrw.org/children/labor/elsalvador/
http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/coke061304.cfm
• Coca Cola has been accused of union busting in Turkey, Indonesia, Peru, Chile, and Russia. Often using violence against employees or their families.
www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/docs/coketurkeyindonesia.doc
http://www.pressureworks.org/frontline/features/290806_cc_unions.html
• Children have been found making Coca-Cola footballs in sweatshops in Pakistan.
http://www.globalmarch.org/campaigns/worldcupcampaign/footballdreams.php3
• Coca Cola is charged with painting advertisements on the rocks in the foothills of Himalayas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2195894.stm
• Coke knowingly continued distributing its Frozen Coca Cola machines, to Burger King, even after finding out the leaked a metal residue.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3175138.stm
• Truckers for Coca-Cola reported that Coke consistently shelves expired products in Black and Latino neighborhoods in Dallas.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1145207
It is our belief that Coke must be held responsible for its actions. These abuses are not excusable, and we ask that the Vassar student body unite in solidarity to make our college a responsible moral citizen. We hope to replace Coke and Pepsi with a more conscientious alternative.
• Coca Cola is guilty of union busting in Colombia, and is accused of being responsible for the assassinations of union leaders.
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia190.htm
• Coca-Cola has many documented environmental abuses in India. It has used public waters in areas already facing drought. A byproduct of production has seeped into groundwater, and Coke has gone as far as to sell the toxic byproduct as fertilizer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3096893.stm
• In India Coca-Cola has been shown to have dangerous levels of pesticides that would never be allowed in Europe or the United States.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/aug/05pepsicoke.htm
• Coca-Cola still does business in Sudan. Taking advantage of the conflict there to produce its products cheaply, Coke is defying US trade embargos that are in place due to human rights abuses, and possible terrorist connections in Sudan. Coke’s punishment: $136,500.
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/civpen/penalties/02032006.pdf
• Coke continues to practice racist and sexist hiring policies. Coca Cola is always facing discrimination suits from women and minorities without any change to its hiring practices.
http://bizneworleans.com/109+M556114fb75e.html
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/05/05/story1.html
http://www.thecareernews.com/newsletter.php?news=404
• Coke is facing a suit from Roberto Mendoza. A former executive at Coca-Cola FEMSA, Mendoza was forced to resign for being gay.
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=5&detail=612
• Coke faced a $300,000 fine for pollution in Panama.
Associated Press May 9, 2003
• Coke overuses water in El Salvador. There is an ongoing court battle.
http://www.tierramerica.org/2003/0126/iacentos.shtml
• Coke buys sugar produced with child labor from El Salvador.
http://www.hrw.org/children/labor/elsalvador/
http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/coke061304.cfm
• Coca Cola has been accused of union busting in Turkey, Indonesia, Peru, Chile, and Russia. Often using violence against employees or their families.
www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/docs/coketurkeyindonesia.doc
http://www.pressureworks.org/frontline/features/290806_cc_unions.html
• Children have been found making Coca-Cola footballs in sweatshops in Pakistan.
http://www.globalmarch.org/campaigns/worldcupcampaign/footballdreams.php3
• Coca Cola is charged with painting advertisements on the rocks in the foothills of Himalayas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2195894.stm
• Coke knowingly continued distributing its Frozen Coca Cola machines, to Burger King, even after finding out the leaked a metal residue.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3175138.stm
• Truckers for Coca-Cola reported that Coke consistently shelves expired products in Black and Latino neighborhoods in Dallas.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1145207
It is our belief that Coke must be held responsible for its actions. These abuses are not excusable, and we ask that the Vassar student body unite in solidarity to make our college a responsible moral citizen. We hope to replace Coke and Pepsi with a more conscientious alternative.
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