It has been 31 years since the fateful night in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, when the Union Carbide plant released toxic gases into the surrounding city, killing tens of thousands of people and injuring hundreds of thousands. The battle for justice and compensation has been long and bitter, highlighting how companies and governments value companies’ profits over workers’ lives. On this year’s anniversary, the survivors released a statement declaring that years may have passed but that their struggle for justice has not ended.
It has been 31 years since the fateful night in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, when the Union Carbide plant released toxic gases into the surrounding city, killing tens of thousands of people and injuring hundreds of thousands. The battle for justice and compensation has been long and bitter, highlighting how companies and governments value companies’ profits over workers’ lives. On this year’s anniversary, the survivors released a statement declaring that years may have passed but that their struggle for justice has not ended.
