BRITAIN: Protesters shut Coke for 5 hours

March 16, 2005
Issue 
619
World

On March 4, an international day of protest against Coca-Cola's human rights abuses in Colombia, human rights campaigners blockaded the company's Bristol distribution centre for five hours, preventing 30 lorries from entering or leaving the site. The day of action was called by Sinaltrainal, the union covering workers at Coke's Colombian bottling factory. Eight Sinaltrainal leaders have been assassinated since the union was formed.

From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, March 16, 2005.
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