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"The University of Michigan has said it is committed to working only with companies that have ethical and responsible practices, yet the Coca-Cola Company is in obvious violation of these standards. Coca-Cola needs to be accountable for their actions, and until they are, we demand that they are taken off our campus. We refuse to support businesses that are unable to promote basic human rights amongst their employees and the public." 1 - Kristin Purdy, The Coke Coalition, University of Michigan, in 2005. "Coca-Cola is a frequent violator of union rights and that's why several universities in the United States have decided to protest their conduct." 2 - Fabio Arias, Vice President, CUT Trade Union Confederation, Colombia, in 2006. "It is a very unfortunate. The actual volume in terms of sales is small but it is the larger issue of our reputation. These allegations are false but we do share the concerns with issues." 3 - Kari Bjorhus, Spokeswoman for the Coca-Cola Company, in 2006. IntroductionFrom January 1, 2006, the University of Michigan in the US put on hold the sale of the products of The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) in all its campuses, thus becoming the tenth US University to do so. The ban was the outcome of a relentless campaign by student activists and trade union groups, who accused Coca-Cola of violent labor practices in Colombia and of creating environmental problems in India.
Other prominent US universities that had banned Coca-Cola on similar grounds were the New York University, the largest private university in the US, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the Santa Clara University in California. The University of Michigan and The New York University were Coca-Cola's largest campus markets in the US.
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1] "Students Campaign to ban Coca-Cola products on Campuses," www.indiaresource.org, April 19, 2005. |
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