Molina was one of several SINALTRAINAL trade union leaders assassinated by AUC gunmen in the wake of the expired milk scandal. A group of Colombian senators confirmed the validity of this claim in a report issued on November 22, 2002. Gladys Francisca Mendoza Mejia claims that her husband, Luciano Enrique Romero Molina, was killed by paramilitaries associated with Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) in retaliation for his discovery and exposure of Nestle’s use of expired milk in its popular Milo brand drink. District Court for the Southern District of Florida by the Washington, DC-based International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) and the Florida-based law firm of Conrad & Scherer, LLP on behalf of the wife of the slain unionist and his labor union, SINALTRAINAL. Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, has been sued for complicity in the murder of a Colombian trade union leader by paramilitary forces with which the company has had a long-standing relationship. LABOR WATCHDOG GROUP MAY ASK MAJOR USERS OF DEER PARK BRAND NOT TO RENEW CONTRACTS Wife Claims Food & Beverage Giant Retaliated for Husband’s Exposure of Company’s Use of Expired Milk in Popular Drink
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