The problem with safety in chemical companies has more to do with the cost-cutting mentality of the educated, well-trained senior management than it is to do with the deficiencies of the tribal worker. Union Carbide Corporation was run by white people. It is now infamous as the company that caused the world's worst industrial disaster. Placing an untrained person in a dangerous job is dangerous. However, why set up industries that don't offer any opportunities to the local labour pool. It would have been better to pursue economic development (including industrial entrepreneurship) that is more in line with locally available resources and skills. ciao, nity
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 9:38 PM, prabir chatterjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > S Kumar's comments remind me of the British views on "Self Rule". > > The BJP accepted Babulal Marandi as Chief Minister. The JMM is basically > a Jharkhandi party, as is JVP. The RSS, the Gandhians and the Communists all > agree (as do the christian churches and any sane Indian) that tribals are > competent and local people should be given equal education and > opportunities. Any view that does not accept this is biased if not racist. > > Prabir > > --- On *Sun, 6/1/08, S kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > 1*.WHAT I MEANT IS IN THE REAL SENSE. EVERYWHERE, WHENEVER A NEW PROT/ > INDUSTRY COMES UP, THERE IS A POLITICAL CLAMOUR FOR EMPLOYING LOCALS THOUGH > THEY ARE NOT SKILLED EITHER EDUCATIONALLY OR BY EXPERIENCE. SUCH LABOUR HAVE > FIRST TO BE TRAINED AND THEN ONLY PLACED IN SENSITIVE JOBS LIKE HANDLING > DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AND GASES..ETC.* > ** > ** > *3. I HAVE SEEN HOW BHILAI OFFICIALS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS IN COMMISSIONING > THE PLANT IN 1950-S, AS STATE GOVT. INSISTED ON RECRUITING LOCAL TRIBALS FOR > THE JOBS. INDEED, SEVERAL LOCALS WERE TAKEN, TRAINED AND THEN ONLY ALLOWED > TO HANDLE THE DANGEROUS OPERATIONS IN THE STEEL PLANT.* > > > > > *Jharkhand Forum | Jharkhand.org.in/forum > *<http://www.jharkhand.org.in/forum> > <http://egroups.com/list/Jharkhand> > * * > > > >
