Winners and losers in a globalising world Flashcards
why have millions migrated form rural areas?
to areas with higher-productivity secondary industry employment in urban areas
what has happened to the number of people earning less than $1.25 a day
the number has been declining since 1990
what was one of the UN millennium goals about the $1.25 a day
One of the goals was to halve the number of people living below $1.25 between 1990 and 2015
how many people in 1990 lived on less than $1.25 a day
1.9Bn
How many people lived on less than $1.25 in 2015
836 million people
How has the global economic shift reduced poverty?
poverty reduction associated with waged worked
what are the costs associated with rapid growth?
loss of productive farmland
unplanned settlements (Shanty towns/slums and favelas)
Who/what is union carbide?
An American chemical corporation wholly owned by Dow chemical company
why did union carbide move to India?
Lower waged workers, less environmental standards, less needed for health and safety
what did union carbide change its name to when it moved to India?
Union Carbide India Limited
where did union carbide set up their factory?
Bhopal
when did the Bhopal accident happened?
December 2nd 1984
what actually happened at the Bhopal disaster?
the pesticide plant released at least 30 tons of a highly toxic gas
what was the name of the toxic chemical released in Bhopal?
Methyl isocyanate or MIC
who first detected the leak in Bhopal?
the workers when their eyes began to tear and burn
why is it odd that the workers first detected the leak? Bhopal
Shows their was no detection technology to find the leak, also shows that the workers weren’t wearing protective equipment i.e. goggles
how long did it take for the supervisors to acknowledge the leak? (Bhopal)
2 hours after 40 tons of MIC had escaped into the atmosphere
How many primary deaths happened because the Bhopal disaster?
3,800 that night of the leak
how many secondary deaths did the Bhopal disaster have?
11,000 further deaths
what are the problems associated with Bhopal in the present day?
toxic material remains
those exposed give birth to mentally and physically disabled children
how have the locals been fighting back? (Bhopal)
the locals want the the site cleared but efforts have slowed when union carbide was taken over in 2001
how did the pipes cause the bhopal disaster?
leaky pipes were not replaced
what was the skill level of workers? (Bhopal)
low waged low skilled workers
what was the problem with the safety manuals?
forced to use English even though few could speak it manuals
