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Labour dispute

Caracas: More than 10,000 former employees of Coca-Cola's subsidiary in Venezuela have blockaded the firm's plants in a labour dispute, paralysing deliveries of the soft drink and raising the possibility of a wider campaign against multinationals. Hundreds of protesters sealed off entrances and exits on Monday at the main bottling plant in the capital, Caracas, and thousands more camped outside dozens of depots around the country. Some wore red T-shirts emblazoned with ``Coca-Cola: Don't Drink It!" They vowed to stay until 15,000 workers were paid $2.3 million in social benefits, which they said was owed by Coca-Cola Femsa, a Mexico-based subsidiary of the soft drinks giant. —

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