Large corporations tend to violate human rights and get away with it. What can be done to ensure the protection of the victimized individual?
Large corporates take the privilege of exploiting their workers and earning profits from them. In China, the working conditions in the manufacturing plant of various big corporates are too bad. The workers work like machines under very extreme working conditions and get wages not equal to minimum wages. Is it not a right of a worker to get what they deserve after putting so much hard work?
In case of Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh, even after severe cracks on the walls & continuous warnings, the building was used for manufacturing garments for some big brands like Benetton, Walmart, Mango etc. On Apr.24.2013, the building collapsed making it the deadliest garment-factory accident in history. 1134 people died & approximately 2500 were injured due to collapse.
The question is who is responsible for this? Only the manufacturer? Is it not the responsibility of corporates also to check the working conditions before giving the contract? Corporates should consider worker safety as their first priority. It is not the right of every worker to have a safe and secure working environment? Although they are not their employees directly, but they work for them.
Corporates should discuss the working conditions and wages before entering in contract. A committee should be formed to keep an eye on these issues. There should be sudden inspections so that the manufacturer can’t lie. The UN should keep an eye on such accidents & take strict actions against the culprits so that other can learn a lesson from them.
By Harsimran Kaur
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
University of Delhi
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