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29 Mar 2006

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PepsiCo

[DOC] Response of PepsiCo to allegations of anti-union activity & sexual harassment at Frito-Lay plant in Poland

Any suggestion that PepsiCo is “anti-union” is baseless... In fact, tens of thousands of our employees (the majority of our international employees) have elected to affiliate with unions... As for sexual harassment claims that several employees raised after their dismissal (on the basis of work performance or attendance), several points are worth noting: • Sexual harassment of any kind is expressly prohibited by company policy, and we take any such claims very seriously • PepsiCo provides multiple mechanisms for employees to register concerns...and no claims of harassment were raised prior to the dismissal of the employees at issue... • PepsiCo has cooperated fully with the local authorities investigating the allegations – we’ve even opened our doors to local media to allow them to speak directly to our employees to get their views... With respect to the former plant trade union official, we believe our actions have been in full compliance with the law – and any claim that Frito-Lay Poland circulated a letter urging employees to withdraw from the union is absolutely false.