Eastern Europe/Central Asia

The IUF-affiliated Agro-Industrial Workers' Union of Ukraine (AIWU Ukraine) is facing consistent refusal by Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine owned by Coca-Cola Hellenic Group to start negotiations for a collective agreement.

April 27, Coca-Cola Hellenic’s extraordinary shareholder meeting decided to approve a share buy back of up to 5% of the company’s shares (see CCH press release). At a range of share prices between 1 and 20 Euros, this will potentially lead to spending on the purchase of its own shares between 18,3 mln and 380 mln Euros.

Our Austrian colleagues have asked us for information, how distribution is organised in CC Hellenic in other countries.

Please provide information here in the forum

Is distribution in your country done by Coca-Cola workers, or is it outsourced?
- If outsourced:

Although Coca-Cola, and the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in particular, declare their readiness to observe trade union rights, the formation of new union locals still sometimes meets difficulties due to local managements hostility. But this can be stopped.