Bhopal survivors protest
Fifteen years after one of the world's worst industrial
tragedies, hundreds of residents of Bhopal, India marched on
Dec. 3 to demand justice from the U.S.-based Union Carbide
Corporation. Up to 6,000 Bhopal residents were killed on Dec.
2, 1984, when poisonous gas leaked from the plant to the
surrounding town. Tens of thousands were wounded.
"The plight of the gas victims is still persisting because
of the slow pace of settling compensation suits and the absence
of fool-proof medical treatment for the survivors," said
spokesperson Abdul Jabbar. Jabbar is a representative of the
Bhopal Gas-affected Women Workers' Organization.
Union Carbide gave the Indian government some $470 million
in 1989 for damages and injuries, but the criminal case against
the chemical giant is still stalled in a Bhopal court.
Survivors of the disaster filed suit against Union Carbide in a
Manhattan court in November.
"The fight we started in 1984 is still on and it will not
end until the people affected by the tragedy get justice and
Union Carbide gets punishment," Jabbar said.
--By Andy McInerney
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