Coca Cola tried to make ammends in Colombia in celebrating its 125th anniversary by giving away free bottles of coca cola and popcorn on a notoriously traffic congested highway in Bogota, Colombia. Some years back, the multi national was involved in a scandal due to the murders of union leaders in the Coca Cola plants in Colombia. Here in the U.S. there were boycotts on college campuses and heavy anti- Coca Cola sentiment. The workers in these plants, not solely limited to Colombia but to India, Mexico and Turkey as well, were being threatened by paramilitaries to quit their unions and consequently their jobs as well forcing them to flee to other places in fear of their lives. The workers had been making an average of over $300 a month but the new hires were paid about $150 a month. Eltiempo.com, the national Colombian online newspaper posted this video: Coca Cola Drive in
Interesting. I also liked the videos you showed in class.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very incomplete blog, to say the least. The entries you have are actually good. Back in February, you were on your way to having a great lob, but I think you just stopped posting in March.
ReplyDeleteThe many questions I asked in class were pretty much left unanswered, and you also forgot to comment and discuss the many issues covered in class discussions.
Also, the assignment called for a last entry in which you summarized all your learned about Colombia media, and that is missing.
You have only 7 entries, and I had asked for a minimum of 15.
Grade: 100 (out of 200).