Coorperate Neglegence

Raise your hand if you are responsible

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 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.

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.