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Article

5 Feb 2006

Author:
Abigail Townsend, The Independent [UK]

[UK] Universities threaten to boycott Coca-Cola over Colombia record

Coca-Cola is facing a possible boycott by the [UK's] National Union of Students. The NUS will discuss the move at its annual conference in Blackpool next month...when...[a] vote will be held. The concerns centre around Coca-Cola's record in Colombia, where the company has been accused of not doing enough to stop violence against union workers...However, the NUS's commercial arm, NUS Services Limited (Nussl), is against a boycott.