LaborTech 2010 - Columbia labor leader interviewed on "Stop Killer Coke" campaign

The Campaign is fighting brutal repression including at least 10 murders of union leaders in efforts to crush their union, SINALTRAINAL. The U.S. Government has some responsibility for these conditions through Plan Columbia. Activists have uncovered violence and exploitation by Coke in other countries, most notably China, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Mexico, and Turkey.

In February of this year, a suit was filed in U.S. court against Coca Cola for abuses including rape, murder, and attempted murder against unionists and their families in Guatemala. Complaints in El Salvador, documented in a book titled, “Belching Out The Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola” by Mark Thomas published in the U.S. in 2009, outlining exploitation of child labor in Salvadoran sugar cane fields.

Javier mentioned during the interview that an international boycott is started, title, “Because I love life, I don’t drink Coca-Cola“. More information is available at killercoke.org.