Honduras

Trade union officials of Guatemala’s Union of Workers of Embotelladora Central SA (STECSA) and Honduras’ Union of Beverage and Related Industry Workers (STIBYS) met in Guatemala to exchange information, strengthen ties and step up mutual support between the two labor organizations, in the context of their collective bargaining processes with Coca-Cola.

February 11, the STIBYS union members at the Cervecería Hondureña in Honduras decided to stop the nation-wide strike and occupation of the production plant and various distribution centres which had started two days before, after agreement had been reached with the company.
Read the full article in Spanish on the REL-Uita website.
Get more background information on the conflict in English. 

The Union of Beverage Workers (STIBYS) has started a campaign to complain against and raise awareness about the effects and consequences of the extensive working hours of up to 16 hours per day imposed by SABMiller, Pepsico and Coca Cola. SIREL spoke with the president of the national union board, Carlos Reyes, to get a better understanding of the campaign and its background. Read the interview at the REL-Uita website.

O Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Indústria das Bebidas e Similares (STIBYS) começou uma campanha de denúncia e sensibilização sobre os efeitos e as conseqüências das extensas jornadas de trabalho impostas pela SABMiller, Pepsico e Coca-Cola, e que geralmente chegam a 16 horas diárias. Sirel dialogou com Carlos Reyes, presidente da Junta Diretora Central do STIBYS, para conhecer mais sobre essa campanha e seus antecedentes. Leia a matéria completa

O Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Indústria das Bebidas e Similares (STIBYS) começou uma campanha de denúncia e sensibilização sobre os efeitos e as conseqüências das extensas jornadas de trabalho impostas pela SABMiller, Pepsico e Coca-Cola, e que geralmente chegam a 16 horas diárias.