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Tuesday October 31, 2006 19:06 by Lefty Type - Boycott Killer Coke
Colombia Solidarity calls for the GAA to end its sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland has been associated with the International rules series since 1998, in a deal that involves an investment of over €1mn per year. Workers at the bottling plant on the Longmile Road are free from intimidation by right-wing death squads, unlike their Colombian counterparts, 8 of whom have been murdered since 1989, due to union organising activities. Hundreds of other Coke workers have been tortured, kidnapped and/or illegally detained by violent paramilitaries, often working closely with plant managements. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Why target just the gaa?
What about Leinsters and the Irish rugby teams sponsership deal with powerade and the largest rugby competition in Dublin, the powerade schools cup?
Not every group have the abilities and logistics to do everything at once. Seeing as you are so eager, why dont you start a campaign against Rugby?
The GAA are been targetted now cos the Aussie compromise rules are on now.... but the campaign is calling for all sporting organisations, public bodies, educational institutions to refuse sponsorship from Killer Coke until there is an end to the harrassment of trade unionists who work for Coke in Colombia.
Thanks for your help Nick - hope to see you on Sunday.
Rugby is a minority sport and fairly irrelevant to most, bar a few fee-paying schools, ascendancy remnants, D4 and Limerick so no point in going after the small fry.