Last July 17, six São Paulo unions
gathered to form the State
Commission of AmBev workers (COTAESP).
The headquarters of the Federation
of Food Industry Workers of São
Paulo (FTIASP) was the place
chosen by delegates of the
Jaguariúna, Jundiaí,
Guarulhos, Mogi Mirim,
Jacareí and Agudos plants
to establish the commission.
The COTAESP is created in the
framework of a line of action
defined by the IUF in the
International Strategy Workshop of
InBev Trade Unions* and
the 13th Regional
Latin American Conference of the IUF**.
The first activity created the
National (Brazilian)
Commission of AmBev Workers,
and the Regional Conference
unanimously approved the
establishment of the Latin
American Federation of AmBev Workers.
Among the objectives set by the
COTAESP is to contribute to
dignify work in AmBev, to put
an end to moral harassment, and to
actively participate in the
negotiations of every collective
bargaining agreement in the State of
São Paulo.
More recently, last August 23, the
COTAESP’s negotiating
committee met with IUF
Regional Secretary Gerardo
Iglesias, who, among other
issues, highlighted the solidarity
and support that AmBev
workers of Argentina received
from CNTA and CONTAC,
both affiliates of the IUF in
Brazil.
