Ethical Issues at Union Carbide
Ethical issues at Union Carbide: This incident is known as Bhopal gas tragedy and is considered as India’s one of the major industrial disasters.
Case: The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered to be the world’s worst industrial disaster.Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.
Requirement:
Write a report on the disaster in relation to the ethical position of the parent US Union Carbide company.