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Statement Released by Union Carbide

  •  Statement released by Union Carbide Corporation which owned 50% of the stock at the time of the incedent. UCC shifts and deflects responsibility claiming  plant was not owned by them. 
  •  They also claim that a settlement was reached justifyably although the Indian government has filed against them again.
  • They ignore that the waste from the plant has not been touched or cleaned up.
  • It makes accusations that claim the plant was sabatoged, although there were evident safety violations.
  • Strategically manages criticism by applying symbolic capital, saying they funded local hospitals and created a Responsible Care Program that has done little to nothing.
  • They had also shifted blame to individuals working in the plant, emphasizing there lack of expertise although the corpatration is responsible for training them.

Statement Released by Dow Chemical

  • Statement released by Dow Chemical Company which now owns UCC shifts the blame ignoring UCC stock ownership.
  • Claims that settlement covered all claims, survivors never accepted the settlement it was just given.
  • Ignores that the site remains heavily polluted UCC/Dow Chemical, are still considered liable under international environmental law.
  • Co-opts critical discourse by framing the tragedy as a learning experience for the broader chemical industry.
  • Uses lanuage that frames event as historical rather than ongoing.
  • Uses language that spins them as humanitarian involvment rather legal or moral.

SO who is responsible....

Government forcibly responsible with no assistance.
  • Dow’s statement claims the Indian government as ultimately responsible for ongoing issues related to the site.
  • The Madhya Pradesh government has taken steps to manage the aftermath of the Bhopal disaster.
  • Countless legal disputes about corporate responsibility have slowed down remediation since the disaster happened.
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