ProjectVRD wrote:
If so, our governments might want to force these companies operating in foreign lands to implement the same standards of safety as the nation they are floated on the stock exchange. It will never happen though
It couldn't as governments have no jurisdiction in foreign countries. But I agree it is desirable.
ProjectVRD wrote:
This is a big assumption and it might be out of place, but I wouldn't be surprised if a investigation into this reveals the mine is operated by a large Western mining company that had total disregard for Western levels of safety in the name of profit.
If so, our governments might want to force these companies operating in foreign lands to implement the same standards of safety as the nation they are floated on the stock exchange. It will never happen though
Well, read this...
One of the miners buried half a mile below ground warned bosses it was unsafe a month before a cave-in trapped 33 men, it emerged yesterday.
Mario Gomez, 63, demanded a meeting in July and begged them to fix the problems. All his pleas were ignored by mine managers.
His wife yesterday revealed how she begged her husband to quit immediately after he told her about the "dangerous" state of the works but he said he would stay until Christmas.
Mr Gomez's wife Lilianett, 51, said: "My husband told me he was going to retire from mining because it was too dangerous.
"He said the mine was already caving in. Only a little, but it was collapsing. This was one month before this happened.
"They organised a meeting to tell the owners, who said it was a good idea but did nothing."
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/08/2
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TheMethod wrote:
ProjectVRD wrote:
This is a big assumption and it might be out of place, but I wouldn't be surprised if a investigation into this reveals the mine is operated by a large Western mining company that had total disregard for Western levels of safety in the name of profit.
If so, our governments might want to force these companies operating in foreign lands to implement the same standards of safety as the nation they are floated on the stock exchange. It will never happen though
Well, read this...
One of the miners buried half a mile below ground warned bosses it was unsafe a month before a cave-in trapped 33 men, it emerged yesterday.
Mario Gomez, 63, demanded a meeting in July and begged them to fix the problems. All his pleas were ignored by mine managers.
His wife yesterday revealed how she begged her husband to quit immediately after he told her about the "dangerous" state of the works but he said he would stay until Christmas.
Mr Gomez's wife Lilianett, 51, said: "My husband told me he was going to retire from mining because it was too dangerous.
"He said the mine was already caving in. Only a little, but it was collapsing. This was one month before this happened.
"They organised a meeting to tell the owners, who said it was a good idea but did nothing."
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/08/26/my-husband-told-them-the-mine-is-unsafe-i-begged ...
I am really not surprised at this, however I am surprised that the mining company is not owned by one of the bigger Copper and Gold mining companies. I suppose in the business world there is little distinction about the ethics of locally owned private mining companies and multinational floated mining companies.
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