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Page 186 company insisted . . . banana plantations of Uraba: Sibylla Brodzinsky, ”Chiquita Case Puts Big Firms on Notice,” Sibylla Brodzinsky, ”Chiquita Case Puts Big Firms on Notice,” Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor, April 11, 2007.
Page 186 ”Simply put”: David J. Lynch, ”Murder and Payoffs Taint Business in Colombia,” David J. Lynch, ”Murder and Payoffs Taint Business in Colombia,” USA Today USA Today, October 30, 2007.
Page 186 ”peace and justice” law: ”The Perils of 'Parapolitics,' ” ”The Perils of 'Parapolitics,' ” The Economist The Economist, March 23, 2007.
Page 186 ”The companies that benefited”: ”'H.H.' se confiesa,” ”'H.H.' se confiesa,” El spectador El spectador, August 2, 2008.
Page 186 arrangement with Chiquita as well as Dole: Jose Gregorio Mangones Luno affidavit, October 29, 2009, Jose Gregorio Mangones Luno affidavit, October 29, 2009, Does (1-44) v. Chiquita Brands International Inc. et al. Does (1-44) v. Chiquita Brands International Inc. et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 9:2008cv80465; Charlie Cray, ”Hiring Death Squads Is Coming Back to Haunt U.S. Companies,” AlterNet, February 16, 2010; Juan Smith, ”Colombia; Ex-Paramilitary Implicates Two U.S. Companies in Murder of Trade Unionists,” North American Congress on Latin America, December 14, 2009.
Page 186 Raul Hasbun . . . ordering the deaths: ”Las confesiones de Raul Hasbun,” ”Las confesiones de Raul Hasbun,” Semana Semana, October 4, 2008, English version.
Page 187 Isidro Gil . . . ”collecting money for the guerrillas”: Steven Dudley, ”Colombian Paramilitary Tells How He Financed His Own Murder Inc.: Bananas,” Steven Dudley, ”Colombian Paramilitary Tells How He Financed His Own Murder Inc.: Bananas,” Miami Herald Miami Herald, March 21, 2009.
Page 187 Magdalena Medio . . . hundreds of bodies: Dudley, 41-43, 65; Kirk, 110, 125. Dudley, 41-43, 65; Kirk, 110, 125.
Page 187 Barrancabermeja was outside their control: Dudley, 18-19, 123. Dudley, 18-19, 123.
Page 187 ”The threats started in 2001”: Juan Carlos Galvis, interview by the author. Juan Carlos Galvis, interview by the author.
Page 188 SINALTRAINAL had nearly two thousand members: William Mendoza, interview by the author. William Mendoza, interview by the author.
Page 188 expanding throughout other South American countries: Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003. Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003.
Page 188 acquired a 10 percent share . . . ”anchor bottler”: Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003; ”Panamerican Beverages and Panamco LLC Historical Timeline,” submitted as exhibit to a deposition in Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003; ”Panamerican Beverages and Panamco LLC Historical Timeline,” submitted as exhibit to a deposition in SINALTRAINAL v. c.o.ke SINALTRAINAL v. c.o.ke, May 1, 2003; ”Anchors Aboard: c.o.ke Gives Panamco Larger Bottling Role in Latin America,” Beverage World Beverage World, December 1, 1995.
Page 188 25 percent by 1997: ”Panamerican Beverages and Panamco LLC Historical Timeline,” submitted as exhibit to a deposition in ”Panamerican Beverages and Panamco LLC Historical Timeline,” submitted as exhibit to a deposition in SINALTRAINAL v. c.o.ke SINALTRAINAL v. c.o.ke, May 1, 2003; ”Panamco Merges with Coca-Cola y Hit de Venezuela; Strengthens Position as Leading Anchor Bottler,” Business Wire, May 12, 1997.
Page 188 Panamco consolidated seventeen plants: Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003. Panamerican Beverages Inc., Annual Report, 2003.
Page 189 Some 6,700 c.o.ke workers . . . cutting contracts with its workers: Gill, ”Labor and Human Rights”; Lesley Gill, ”Coca-Cola in Colombia: Increased Profits, Downsized Workforce,” Gill, ”Labor and Human Rights”; Lesley Gill, ”Coca-Cola in Colombia: Increased Profits, Downsized Workforce,” Colombia Journal Colombia Journal, July 27, 2004.
Page 189 acquired by Mexico's Coca-Cola FEMSA: Panamco proxy statement, March 23, 2003; Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V., Annual Report, 2004. Panamco proxy statement, March 23, 2003; Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V., Annual Report, 2004.
Page 189 officials met directly with a member . . . spared any violence: Galvis and Mendoza, interviews by the author; Amnesty International, ”Colombia: Killing, Arbitrary Detentions, and Death Threats-The Reality of Trade Unionism in Colombia,” January 23, 2007. Galvis and Mendoza, interviews by the author; Amnesty International, ”Colombia: Killing, Arbitrary Detentions, and Death Threats-The Reality of Trade Unionism in Colombia,” January 23, 2007.
Page 189 Galvis saw Rincon inside the company: Galvis and Mendoza, interviews by the author. Galvis and Mendoza, interviews by the author.
Page 189 arrested and convicted for conspiracy: ”Por homicidio de tesorero de la USO cuatro condenados,” Fiscalia, April 11, 2007, ”Por homicidio de tesorero de la USO cuatro condenados,” Fiscalia, April 11, 2007, e another alvaro”: Gonzalez, interview by the author. Gonzalez, interview by the author.
Page 197 union has been decimated: Carlos Olaya, interview by the author. Carlos Olaya, interview by the author.
Page 197 outsourcing of the workforce: Olaya, interview by the author. Olaya, interview by the author.
Page 198 wages are even worse: Olaya, interview by the author. Olaya, interview by the author.
Page 198 Coca-Cola now controls 60 percent: Olaya, interview by the author. Olaya, interview by the author.
Page 198 threats against SINALTRAINAL continue: Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, Paramilitaries' Heirs: The New Face of Violence in Colombia, Paramilitaries' Heirs: The New Face of Violence in Colombia, February 3, 2010. February 3, 2010.
Page 198 or even e-mailed: E-mail provided by Juan Carlos Galvis. E-mail provided by Juan Carlos Galvis.
Page 198 paramilitaries kidnapped Flores's son: Flores, interview by the author; also reported by Colombia Solidarity Campaign, ”Death Threat/Fear for Safety,” October 5, 2007, Flores, interview by the author; also reported by Colombia Solidarity Campaign, ”Death Threat/Fear for Safety,” October 5, 2007, _content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=45.
Page 198 Chile's daughter Laura Milena Garcia was targeted: Laura Milena Garcia, interview by the author. Laura Milena Garcia, interview by the author.
CHAPTER 8 . THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW.
Page 202 ”At a pretty young age”: Dan Kovalik, interview by the author. Dan Kovalik, interview by the author.
Page 202 has done nothing to stem cocaine production: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report 09-71, ”Plan Colombia: Drug Reduction Goals Were Not Fully Met, but Security Has Improved; U.S. Agencies Need More Detailed Plans for Reducing a.s.sistance,” October 2008. U.S. Government Accountability Office Report 09-71, ”Plan Colombia: Drug Reduction Goals Were Not Fully Met, but Security Has Improved; U.S. Agencies Need More Detailed Plans for Reducing a.s.sistance,” October 2008.
Page 203 began in Malaysia: Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author. Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author.
Page 205 provided enormous wiggle room to companies: Lance Compa and Jeffrey S. Vogt, ”Labor Rights in the Generalized System of Preferences: A 20-Year Review,” Lance Compa and Jeffrey S. Vogt, ”Labor Rights in the Generalized System of Preferences: A 20-Year Review,” Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal 22, no. 2/3 (2005), 199-238. 22, no. 2/3 (2005), 199-238.
Page 205 Bill Clinton mediated a compromise: National Consumer League, ”One Sweatshop Is Too Many: NCL Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the White House Apparel Industry Partners.h.i.+p,” press release, November 14, 1996. National Consumer League, ”One Sweatshop Is Too Many: NCL Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the White House Apparel Industry Partners.h.i.+p,” press release, November 14, 1996.
Page 206 Global Sullivan Principles . . . ”safe and healthy workplace”: Global Sullivan Principles, ”Charter Endorsers,” ”Frequently Asked Questions,” ”Principles,” Global Sullivan Principles, ”Charter Endorsers,” ”Frequently Asked Questions,” ”Principles,” pletely voluntary: The Coca-Cola Company, ”Code of Business Conduct,” The Coca-Cola Company, ”Code of Business Conduct,” pany.com/ourcompany/pdf/COBC_English.pdf.
Page 206 a 2005 report by the company: David Teather, ”Nike Lists Abuses at Asian Factories,” David Teather, ”Nike Lists Abuses at Asian Factories,” Guardian Guardian, April 14, 2005.
Page 206 ”At the end of the day”: Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author. Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author.
Page 207 done for the benefit of two foreign companies: Phillis R. Morgan and R. Bradley Mokros, ”International Legal Developments in Review: 2000,” Phillis R. Morgan and R. Bradley Mokros, ”International Legal Developments in Review: 2000,” International Lawyer International Lawyer, Summer 2001.
Page 207 ”You're a smart lawyer”: Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author. Terry Collingsworth, interview by the author.
Page 207 ”another example of imperialism”: Tamar Lewin, ”Judge Bars U.S. Suits on Bhopal,” Tamar Lewin, ”Judge Bars U.S. Suits on Bhopal,” New York Times, New York Times, May 13, 1986 May 13, 1986 Page 207 Alien Tort Claims Act: United States Code, t.i.tle 28, Part IV, Chapter 85, 1350. United States Code, t.i.tle 28, Part IV, Chapter 85, 1350.