Always Coca-Cola - India

June 2006
As a principal sponsor of FIFA, Coca-Cola is keen to trade in on the World Cup's image of fair play and good sportsmanship. But many believe its business practices make a mockery of this reputation.

For thirsty fans at the World Cup, there's only one choice of soft drink available. Whether it's Coke, Sprite or Bonaqua, all the brands on sale belong to coca-cola. Many of theses drinks are produced in India, where Coca-Cola's business practices have elicited widespread condemnation. "The coca cola factory ruined my life," despairs one farmer. Producing 0.33L of coke requires 1L of water. In some villages near cola factories, water levels have dropped by 60m. Harvests have fallen by more than 40% because there is not enough water to irrigate fields. But Coca-Cola denies all responsibility. "We are not the problem", states spokesman Rajiv Singh. "There are simply too many people living here who are wasteful with water." Coca-cola also stands accused of pollution and union busting. Many workers in their factories receive around 50 cents for a 12 hour shift. They have no unions and sometimes receive no compensation for injuries sustained. As Bhagwab Das Yadav states: "All we want is for coca cola to respect India's labour laws."

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[sbhuiyan]

stop drinking coca cola

[pharyngealized]

every time you are buying a product of any multinational company,

you are contributing to your own destruction...

[deredab]

Thumbs up if you drink boba tea

[ihatesaturdays]

fuck you coca cola stupid fucks niq ta mere ptit con stupid fucking rat of a company that they are brûûûle avec la merde enculé !!!!!

i was gonna buy the coca cola on sale but now that i know what ratz they are i ain't buying shit from them ever again.....jamááás.....!

[Sora657]

@sbhuiyan not that simple contains the extico-toxin high fructose corn syrup and more possibly least I think HFCS is an extico-toxin.

[washingtonipchurch]

this report is so lopsided. Coca is a for profit company, they cant promise life long employment to its employees. They were offered investment incentives by the Eastern German govt for staying there 10 years which they did - what agreement did they break here?

[lromfried]

For more on Coca-Cola's worldwide labor, human rights, environmental and health abuses, go to the website of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke

[yummyummyshelle]

Coca Cola says in regard to their water stewardship "The TERI report confirms that we are in overall compliance with Indian regulations and, with a few minor exceptions, consistently meet our own Company standards (which are often more stringent)". More stringent, yes, but barely even there! Fuck you, Coca Cola.

[zekkie1]

I don't even like Coke...fuck it...

[betogomez]

Hey cutie @24:58. Come visit me in Brazil and we'll have loads of fun!

[betogomez]

What's the beef between Germany and Coca-Cola? This is a biased video.

[betogomez]

It has always given me dysentery anyway...