Hul Ponds Thermometer Factory
ABUSE IN DISGUISE
Hindustan Unilever –Stealing lives 2011
Sometimes, the good things that are meant for the mankind often end up to be the disaster of the same. Factories and companies that were set up in the guise to provide employment and economic stability of thousands of families are often in reality destroy the lives of several thousands and cause irrevocable damage to the lives of the dependant and the environment as a whole. Such evil companies often target the developing world because of the lack of monitoring facilities and the ignorance of the general population. Be it UNION CARBIDE factory of Bhopal, or HINDUSTAN UNILEVER factory in Kodaikanal. In spite of causing irrecoverable damage to both Human life and the environment, these two companies enjoy immunity from their wrong doings. It seems such companies enjoy diplomatic immunity from the rule of the land. When a person commits a crime, the law of the land prescribes punishment that is in quantum of the crime. Serial killers are often punished by death. What Happened in Kodaikanal and continues to happen is nothing less than a serial crime. How could anyone explain a factory that deliberately cheated its employees and the world about the dangerous effects of mercury flaunt all possible safety measures which resulted in the death and destruction of lives and families. When a large corporate is charged of a crime it can be often dismissed as deliberate attempt to defame the company. Hindustan Unilever is the largest consumer brand in India. One out of every three consumer product comes out of its factories. This however does not make HUL a clean company. Neither is this article a deliberate attempt of any sort to throw a negative light on the Consumer Giant. These pages are just to bring to light, the injustice caused to a group of ordinary citizens who only wanted to work hard for an honest living. And so did they work hard, for 18 years, 15 hours a day.
Young Men and women, in the prime of their
Hindustan Unilever –Stealing lives 2011
Sometimes, the good things that are meant for the mankind often end up to be the disaster of the same. Factories and companies that were set up in the guise to provide employment and economic stability of thousands of families are often in reality destroy the lives of several thousands and cause irrevocable damage to the lives of the dependant and the environment as a whole. Such evil companies often target the developing world because of the lack of monitoring facilities and the ignorance of the general population. Be it UNION CARBIDE factory of Bhopal, or HINDUSTAN UNILEVER factory in Kodaikanal. In spite of causing irrecoverable damage to both Human life and the environment, these two companies enjoy immunity from their wrong doings. It seems such companies enjoy diplomatic immunity from the rule of the land. When a person commits a crime, the law of the land prescribes punishment that is in quantum of the crime. Serial killers are often punished by death. What Happened in Kodaikanal and continues to happen is nothing less than a serial crime. How could anyone explain a factory that deliberately cheated its employees and the world about the dangerous effects of mercury flaunt all possible safety measures which resulted in the death and destruction of lives and families. When a large corporate is charged of a crime it can be often dismissed as deliberate attempt to defame the company. Hindustan Unilever is the largest consumer brand in India. One out of every three consumer product comes out of its factories. This however does not make HUL a clean company. Neither is this article a deliberate attempt of any sort to throw a negative light on the Consumer Giant. These pages are just to bring to light, the injustice caused to a group of ordinary citizens who only wanted to work hard for an honest living. And so did they work hard, for 18 years, 15 hours a day.
Young Men and women, in the prime of their