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Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola, 578 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2009), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a case filed by Colombian trade union Sinaltrainal (National Union of Food Workers) against Coca-Cola in a Miami district court, demanding monetary compensation of $500 million under the Alien Tort Claims Act for the deaths of three ...
In July 2001 four lawsuits were filed against The Coca-Cola Company by the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) and the United Steel Workers of America on behalf of Sinaltrainal (a union representing food and beverage workers in Colombia), five individuals who had been tortured or unlawfully detained for union activities, and the estate of ...
Coca-Cola Co. partially funded the pro-industry advocacy group International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) for many years prior to ending their support for the organization in 2021. [9] ILSI was founded by a former Coca-Cola Co. executive in 1978, and has employed a number of former high level Coca-Cola Co. employees. [10]
A crash in the price of coca, the chief ingredient in cocaine, is contributing to food insecurity in Colombia and causing displacement, as people leave areas that depend on the illicit crop ...
Panamerican Beverages, Inc. (Panamco) was an Americas beverage company.It was the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America.Was founded in 1941 in Mexico.The company was headquartered in Panama City, but later in 2000 had moved to Miami and was operated in eight latin american countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Panama.
A video shared on TikTok allegedly shows a Coca-Cola truck that was caught for sex trafficking children in Illinois. Verdict: False The video is miscaptioned and in reality shows an annual toy drive.
Coca-Cola sponsored the 1965 airing of the television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas". [136] Coca-Cola also sponsored the popular Fox singing-competition series American Idol from 2002 until 2014. [137] Coca-Cola was a sponsor of the nightly talk show on PBS, Charlie Rose in the US. [138]
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. [1]