Date: 25 Sep 2003 13:46:10 -0400 From: "Coca-Cola Support" Reply-To: "Coca-Cola Support" Subject: RE: Coca-Cola Web Form To: vtamara@informatik.uni-kl.de Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. T=E1mara. We = appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns. Colombian labor union SINALTRAINAL's oft-repeated allegations against The = Coca-Cola Company and its Colombian bottling partners are completely false.= They are nothing more than a shameless effort to generate publicity = using the name of our Company, its trademark and brands. On March 31, 2003, the U.S. District Court in Miami dismissed The Coca-= Cola Company from lawsuits filed there by SINALTRAINAL, finding that the = plaintiffs failed to offer any factual or legal basis to support their = claims that the Company was responsible for wrongful conduct in Colombia. = We believe this is just the beginning of a process that will lead to the = dismissal of the claims against our bottling partners as well. Further, a = court in Colombia, the Colombian Attorney General and two other major = labor unions have all indicated that there is no evidence supporting = allegations made by SINALTRAINAL against our Colombian bottlers. Respect for labor and human rights is fundamental to The Coca-Cola = Company's principles for conducting business around the world. We treat = all our employees in more than 200 countries in which we do business with = fairness, dignity and respect. We and our bottling partners operate in = accordance with local laws and contribute to the communities we serve. Coca-Cola bottlers in Colombia have extensive, normal relations with = multiple labor unions, including SINALTRAINAL. Elsewhere in Latin America,= more than half of the employees of Coca-Cola bottlers are represented by = different labor unions. The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners deplore and condemn all = acts of violence committed by any paramilitary or guerilla group in = Colombia that targets trade union leaders or any other group. Furthermore,= Panamco Colombia has worked with labor unions to provide employees and = union officials with extensive safety and security benefits. For more specific information about the situation in Colombia, please = visit: http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/colombia/index.html As always, we appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns and = share our position with you. Tom The Coca-Cola Company Industry and Consumer Affairs [THREAD ID:1-3W5Y1K] -----Original Message----- From: vtamara@informatik.uni-kl.de Sent: 8/20/2003 9:56:29 AM To: "Coca-Cola Support" Subject: Coca-Cola Web Form Good day I have read these articles: http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/4697.php http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/2684.php http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/666.php according to them Coca-Cola Company has allowed that paramilitars in Colombia kill 8 workers of the bottling factories of Coca Cola in this country. Killings that has not been properly investigated although there could be responsability of high rank employees of the bottling factories. If possible I would like to confirm the information and know the opinion of Coca-Cola company. A colombian who wants the peace of God Vladimir T=E1mara Pati=F1o