Corporacion Minera De Bolivi A Case Study

1. The COMIBOL is the Corporacion Minera de Bolivia they are in charge of administrating the Bolivian nationalized mines. The COMIBOL in a way has more control over the miner’s lives than the miners do. The lives of the miners depend on the COMIBOL. They administrate their food through a rationing system were the miners wives have to wait in line for long hours in supply centers were they are able to get their food and other necessities for the day. In addition, the COMIBOL owns the houses the miners live in. Mining camps are set up for the miners to live only after they have met the COMIBOLS requirements. Miners often work 5 to 10 years before the COMIBOL lends them a house. For the reason that their are house shortages if a miner loses his job or he dies the family is given a 90-day notice to leave. …show more content…
The homes are very small without water or sanitary installation. Miners and their families have to wait in the public water pumps to get drinking water. There are ten to twelve showers assigned to the whole camp. The showers are only available when there is oil because the water is heated by oil. They have sanitary facilities that are use by the whole mining camp. The company also controls the electricity and the miners only have electricity when the company chooses to. The education they provide the children is very limited. It is also very expensive because the COMIBOL does not provide uniforms or school supplies for the miner’s