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CARACAS, Friday October 03, 2008 | Update
Coca-Cola Venezuela calls on authorities to halt labor protests
Economy
The local unit of Mexican group FEMSA, a Coca-Cola bottler,
urged local authorities to take the appropriate actions to
clear the facilities occupied by former employees who claim
the payment of allowances.
The company said in a statement that the closure of the industrial
plant by ex-workers is illegal, because the benefits that
they are claiming are baseless.
The subsidiary of FEMSA added that the protests staged by
4,468 former dealers who have blocked the plants "are illegitimate
and endanger the job security of 8,000 workers of the company,"
DPA reported.
The company said that according to Venezuela's Labor Law,
all actions "related to the working relationship prescribe
after the first year of the termination of services."
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