The US company said that some 24,000 of the 60,000 workers employed by its African bottlers, and their spouses, would now be eligible for the benefits including access to anti-retroviral AIDS drugs. Employees are likely to have to pay a small part of the costs of the new programme, but the stipulations will vary from company to company.
AFRICA: Coca-Cola extends health benefits to bottler network
The soft drinks corporation, Coca-Cola Co., has said it will extend health benefits for HIV/AIDS to employees at 40 of its bottlers in Africa.
September 27, 2002