COCA COLA WORKERS IN COLOMBIA: "TEMPORARIES" FOR 20 YEARS

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Mon, 05/25/2015 - 12:00am
COCA COLA WORKERS IN COLOMBIA: "TEMPORARIES" FOR 20 YEARS
AS THE U.S. CONGRESS CONSIDERS MORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, LABOR PROVISIONS OF PRIOR FTA'S REMAIN UNENFORCED.  THE U.S.-COLOMBIA "LABOR ACTION PLAN' WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT JOBS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKERS AT COCA COLA IN COLOMBIA.  UNION LEADER DANIEL RUEDA TALKS ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLE WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATION.

MIENTRAS EL CONGRESO ESTADOUNIDENSE PIENSA EN NUEVOS TLC, NO SE CUMPLEN LOS COMPROMISOS EN CUANTO A DERECHOS LABORALES DE LOS ANTERIORES.  EL "PLAN DE ACCIÓN LABORAL" COLOMBIA-EEUU DEBÍA CONVERTIR TERCERIZACIÓN EN CONTRACIÓN DIRECTA, PERO ESO NO ES LO QUE VIVEN LOS TRABAJADORES DE COCA COLA EN COLOMBIA.  LÍDER SINDICALISTA DANIEL RUEDA HABLA DE LA LUCHA CON LA TRANSNACIONAL NORTEAMERICANA.

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