A factory operating out of a building with every exit locked and windows barred with iron grills caught fire killing its night-shift workers.
If corruption wasn't rampant in our nation, would the owners have dared to run a factory that flouted the most basic fire safety regulations and hadn't even got an NOC from the fire department? It is likely that the owners thought they could pay off the fire department official if he showed up to object; if he turned out to be scrupulous, there would be the friendly neighborhood politician to pressurize him into keeping quiet.
Is it also corruption at play that arrests the managers while making no mention of the owners? (Update: the article above has been updated to state that one of the managers is also the owner)
As this blog post by Jo Chopra McGowan points out, "Our health, our safety, our routines and our attitudes are all created, infected and reinforced by corruption."
Tragic. My heart goes out to the families that lost their loved ones...
If corruption wasn't rampant in our nation, would the owners have dared to run a factory that flouted the most basic fire safety regulations and hadn't even got an NOC from the fire department? It is likely that the owners thought they could pay off the fire department official if he showed up to object; if he turned out to be scrupulous, there would be the friendly neighborhood politician to pressurize him into keeping quiet.
Is it also corruption at play that arrests the managers while making no mention of the owners? (Update: the article above has been updated to state that one of the managers is also the owner)
As this blog post by Jo Chopra McGowan points out, "Our health, our safety, our routines and our attitudes are all created, infected and reinforced by corruption."
Tragic. My heart goes out to the families that lost their loved ones...
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