SOCECOL E8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Meena Kumari, Trafigura, Sodium Hydroxide
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Harms caused by toxic chemicals by prof. john whiteley. Traigura: a swiss owned, london-based mulinaional commodiies and oil trained corporaion the largest independent company training commodiies in the world today. The case reveals the weakness of internaional law. Picking through the garbage, looking for what they can sell. Where toxic waste was illegally dumped: the company traigura brought them nothing but disaster. Traigura claimed the waste was harmless, but it was highly toxic: shipped several hundred tons of foul-smelling toxic waste to west africa against. Traigura"s waste, dumped near a village, got into the water supply, killed the ish, and made people ill. Sheri: handled dangerous chemicals on a daily basis due to her job: with the right precauions, could"ve been safe, describe sherself as damaged goods . Daniel hearn: royale comfort seaing, inc. (north carolina: furniture business. Started geing sick: can"t feel parts of her leg.
