World Economic Forum 2005: Taking Responsibility?

Published: 28 January 2005 y., Friday
As the most powerful and influential exponents of the economic world gather together in a new edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF), under the slogan "Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices", Greenpeace activists showed the world that, at least one major multinational company, DOW Chemical, is far from being responsible and trust worthy. Despite intense military safety precautions, 60 Greenpeace activists succeeded in carrying out a protest in front of the entrance of the Davos Congress Centre against DOW's refusal to pay compensation and clear up the affected area in Bhopal. Matthias Wuthrich, of Greenpeace, commented on the WEF slogan 'Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices' saying: "DOW should dare to make the tough choice and take full responsibility for the Bhopal disaster. After 20 years of suffering, the least they can do is to take action for the ongoing tragedy in Bhopal". The activists lay on the street, dressed in dead skeleton suits that testified for the over 20,000 victims who died due to the world's worst chemical disaster in Bhopal, India from 1984 till today. Crosses were stamped with the Dow Logo and the label "DOW! Clean UP Bhopal NOW!" demanding DOW to take heed of their responsibility and to clear debts for Bhopal, for which they still deny liability in spite of world-wide protests..
Šaltinis: Greenpeace
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