On February 25th, 2010 Coca Cola was sued by Guatemalan laborers for unethical practices. The workers claimed they experienced violence from people at the bottling and/or processing plant by Coke. One of the workers was shot at the plant and his family was threatened by the gun man too. There were also reports of gang activity, which included murders and rapes of family members. There have been other accounts of Coke being sued in the past. For example, there have been instances where Coke workers have been involved in murders in Columbia, but were cleared of any wrongs and the Coke name was cleared from the Lawsuit when it was presented in the U.S. Having your company name linked to a murder case is very suspicious, and I think that should not be over looked.
I think this is terrible. Coca Cola is one of the most powerful firms in the world. They need to understand that their actions and lack of consideration will not go unheard. I also think it is terrible because, so many companies have been caught doing unethical things in the past, and Coke needs to recognize that they are not immune to unethical practice lawsuits.
Obviously, Coke does not really care about ethics, since many lawsuits have been taken against them in the past. This shows the consumer that Coke is just interested in profits and does not care about its employees or the community. I think this is going to cost coke in the long run, since many people are looking for ethical companies to invest into.
Coca Cola needs to turn their organizational behavior around. They are a global leader in the soft drink industry. With that in mind, they are also a leader in the global marketplace as a whole. I suggest that they eliminate all unethical business practices within their organization. I also suggest, that consumers need to consider whether or not they want to purchase Coke products while these practices are being used.
Trevor Goggin
I have heard about how unethical Coke was, but ive always thought that Coke was trying to fix it. It seems to me that Coke most likely trying to sweep the dust underneath the rug. I dont agree with what they are doing, but do believe that it would be very hard for Coke to lose a large market share. However if they keep acting like this, and more of the public hear about it im sure Coke will be dealing with big problems.
ReplyDeleteoh wow, I did not know that Coca Cola was this unethical! I had no idea the working conditions were like that. This makes me not want to even buy coca products anymore. The worst thing is they are trying to hide the problem rather then fix it! Unethical company in deed. I feel like Coke don't have to deal with too many problems Kevin because this has been going on for a while and they just pay their way out of it.
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