Gas and sticks for Coca-Cola workers | …

City police cracked down on Coca-Cola employees who were demanding against the dismissal of the soft drink bottling plant. Police prevented with pepper gas and made a cut to Corrientes and Callao.

Workers, along with activists from leftist organizations, have denounced the fact that the company Femsa, the Coca Cola factory in Pompeii, announced Wednesday evening the first 23 layoffs. The dismissals took place after the Secretary of Labor had refused the company the procedure of preventive crisis.

"We have open legal measures and the company is advancing and starting to lay off.We know that this is part of a workforce flexibilisation plan because they could not prove that They are in crisis, "said Cristian Durand, one of the affected workers, in a press release.

For this reason, this Thursday, they met in Corrientes and Callao to proceed with a cut and show their rejection of the dismissals. In this context, the police repressed the workers with sticks and pepper spray to prevent a total sprain.