DJ Kraft Foods Employee In Colombia Killed By Gunman, Says Union

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Dow Jones Newswires

DJ Kraft Foods Employee In Colombia Killed By Gunman, Says Union

BOGOTA, Jan 07, 2011 (Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- An employee for Kraft Foods Inc.'s (KFT) local unit in Colombia was killed by a gunman on a motorcycle, said the local labor union, which is calling for an investigation because it says the company's workers are in a labor dispute with management.

statement Friday from the union Sinaltrainal said Wilson Albeiro Erazo Ascuntar was in a car Dec. 11 when an unknown assailant on a motorcycle pulled up alongside him and began firing. The killing occurred in the state of Valle Del Cauca in southwestern Colombia, it said.

The union is in a dispute with Kraft over the company's decision to suspend workers' contracts starting Dec. 8 of last year, the statement said.

"Workers are victims of being pressured by the company to give up their labor contracts in exchange for an economic payout," the statement said. "We've asked authorities to investigate the crime to figure out the motive and who is responsible."



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