Coke boycott spreads to German universities

Issued : Friday 7 July, 2006

The coke boycott which was called by Colombian Coke workers has now spread to Germany. The first college in the world to start the boycott was UCD. A number of Labour Youth activists and other left activists initiated the referendum in UCD.

Students at the University of Cologne (in the west of Germany)voted in favour of the boycott of all Coke products in all their restaurants and cafeterias. The Student Association accuse Coca-Cola of complicity in the violation of human rights in Colombia.According to organisers who belong to an evangelical Christian movement ESG, the students accuse Coca-Cola of using death squads to murder trade unionists in their plants.

The accusations are based on facts that have surfaced in this country over the last few years.The Students Association has also revealed that the Universities of Bonne and Wuppertal have also taken the decision to boycott Coke products on their campuses.